CPT® 93596, Under Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93596 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects.
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Summary
For a patient born with one or more heart defects and normal native connections, the provider navigates one or more catheters through the blood vessels to the heart and inserts the catheter(s) into the right and left sides. The provider takes samples to measure blood gases and may perform other measurements.
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