CPT^® 93572, Under Injection Procedures During Cardiac Catheterizations

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93572 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Injection Procedures During Cardiac Catheterizations.

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In this procedure, the provider passes a catheter into a coronary vessel or bypasses graft and injects a medication that increases blood flow. He then measures the blood’s velocity and pressure using the Doppler method to determine the extent of a blockage in each additional vessel.

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