CPT^® 93455, Under Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93455 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation for a catheter placement in the bypass graft. He also performs injections to assess any coronary artery disease or any stenosis within the artery. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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need help with graft angio cpt- urgent

Hi Bhargavi , I would code more specific to 1. Graft angiogram - 93455 - 26, LD - Dx codes as per indication, including Z95.1, Z95.5 (To support the presence of CABG and the stent as well) 2. Rig... [ Read More ]

Coronary intervention with Thrombolysis and Pharmacologic agent administration vein graft and artery graft.

Since we don't have the full dictation, I was wondering if a catheter was placed in the LV and a LVEDP was documented or a LV gram was performed. If not, the you start with 93455-59. For 92975, it's ... [ Read More ]

93460

No you would code 93455 - Cors with RHC... [ Read More ]

Subclavian angioplasty during heart cath

Need help on how to code this. The following procedure was done with cpt [URL='https://zhealthpublishing.com/zquestions/index/search/term/93455']93455[/URL] - PERIPHERAL ANGIOPLASTY OF 50% PROXIMAL LE... [ Read More ]

Subclavian angioplasty with Heart Cath

Cath report

[I]Hi Zizdreli! I agree with your coding, 93459 should only be used when the patient already has a bypass graft.[/I] I was wrong! I just checked a CPT Assistant from December 2011: “To further clar... [ Read More ]

need help with cath coding

I agree with Kim on this case. Initial access was the radial artery so everything in the right arm is with the puncture. If imaging of subclavian was for possible bypass graft, the you use 93455 for c... [ Read More ]

How to read "include" and "exclude" in the book

I'm taking exam and learning to go in depth on reading the CPT book. 36100-36218 INCLUDES introduction of catheter and cath of all lesser order vessels used for approach local anest... [ Read More ]

Anatomical Modifer for CPT 93459-26

hi I am getting denials for modifier reason on caths from highmark health options insurance its in Delaware. I work for hospital so our finance dept have contacted the health option reps who found ou... [ Read More ]

CARDIAC CATH REPORT... help!!

[QUOTE="JayalakshmiF, post: 436735, member: 303905"]The above mentioned catherterization procedure CPT would be 93455.[/QUOTE] That is what I decided on.. thank you! :D... [ Read More ]

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