CPT^® 93657, Under Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93657 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider uses radiofrequency energy to treat an additional source of atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm, following a radiofrequency ablation procedure.

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would you or wouldn't you???

[U]PVI and Posterior Wall Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation[/U] Ablation lesions were delivered using an irrigated-tip ablation catheter (Biosense Thermocool SmartTouch STSF D curve) in a wide antral... [ Read More ]

Ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall

[QUOTE="VelshAS, post: 485279, member: 32487"] Hello. Can someone help me with this report? I am lining to 93656, 93657, 93655,93613, 93662 but I am not sure how to code Ethanol ablation of the vein o... [ Read More ]

CPT 93657 for linear ablations

During the 8/26/21 - 8/27/21 ZHealth Coding for Cardiovascular Procedures seminar, Dr. Z said that according to CPT Assistant Nov. 2020 we could now code 93657 for additional linear ablations post-PVI... [ Read More ]

billable?

[QUOTE="christinerw27@gmail.com, post: 487352, member: 658344"] if a physician is performing a PVI, and does an empiric CTI, is the CTI billable? [/QUOTE] We do not recommend coding an additional abla... [ Read More ]

Ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall

Hello. Can someone help me with this report? I am lining to 93656, 93657, 93655,93613, 93662 but I am not sure how to code Ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall. Or would it be part of 93655? Here ... [ Read More ]

A-fib Ablation with CAFE & Roof Line as well as A-flutter and AVRNT Ablation during same procedure

My provider performed an A-fib/PVI ablation (93656) along with CAFE and Roof line (93657 x2), ablation of a distinct arrhythmia mechanism (a-flutter 93655) and also ablation of AVRNT during the same o... [ Read More ]

denials for CPT 36010

Here is from the NCCI manual, "A number of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures (e.g., CPT codes 92950-92998, 93451-93533, 9360093624, 93640-93657) routinely use intravenous or intra-a... [ Read More ]

Cath help cpt 75710 and 36011

I haven't done a congenital heart cath coding, but I think I can help you with why the insurance will not pay 36011 and 75710. I agree with your 93563, 93655 and 93657. I don't think you can bill 36... [ Read More ]

Changes for 93657 as of 01/01/2020

The AMA addressed CFAE ablations in CPT Assist September 2019 (they have stated it is appropriate to report 93657 for CFAE ablation even if the patient is not in afib after a PVI). That was a change t... [ Read More ]

Changes for 93657 as of 01/01/2020

Can anyone give me any direction for 93657 that now has MUE of 2? Can it be billed for CFAE ablations after PVI even if patient is not in Afib? Follow 93657 x2 after AF ablation 96356 with both a "p... [ Read More ]

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