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HCPCS Code for Percutaneous transcatheter placement of drug eluting intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major coronary artery or branch C9600

HCPCS code C9600 for Percutaneous transcatheter placement of drug eluting intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major coronary artery or branch as maintained by CMS falls under Percutaneous Transcatheter/Transluminal Coronary Procedures .

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Percutaneous transcatheter placement of drug eluting intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major coronary artery or branch

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Need help figuring out what to charge.
[QUOTE="lnbryant, post: 511672, member: 85677"] Since there's no documentation of the patient being taken emergently to the cath lab or the culprit vessel for the STEMI, I would code this as a regular... [ Read More ]
Need help figuring out what to charge.
Since there's no documentation of the patient being taken emergently to the cath lab or the culprit vessel for the STEMI, I would code this as a regular PTCA instead of acute MI. If you're billing wit... [ Read More ]
Coding for PCI
Hi, Is it okay to claim both 929 series codes along with C codes for the same date of service . Some examples include below [LIST] [*]92920,92924,C9600 [*]92920,C9600 [*]92920,C9600,C9601 [*]92920,C9... [ Read More ]
RPAV C9601
Is RPAV considered a branch or the distal extension of the RCA? DES was placed prox and mid RCA. C9600-RC. ( facility) intervention also states RPAV lesion DES placed. Is C9601-XU,RC correct? Iâ€... [ Read More ]
PCI DES x2
If this is two separate lesions, then yes code C9600-LM and C9600-LD. But if this is one lesion, i.e. LM is stenotic, and the origin of the LD is also stenotic, then it's only one stent charge.... [ Read More ]
PCI DES x2
LAD into LM with DES x2. Would this be coded C9600-LM, C9600-LD? ( facility)... [ Read More ]
Coronary Angioplasty with stenting
[QUOTE="gayathria, post: 501203, member: 582670"] ostial LCX balloon angioplasty was done and LM to LCX stenting is done, Doctor billed for both 92928 and 92921, i feel we should bill only one code 92... [ Read More ]
Multiple stents
First is you code by what vessel was stented, not by how many stent were placed. So I would code this as 93458-59, 92920-LD, 92928-RI, 92928-LC, 92928-RC. If you are coding for the hospital, and drug... [ Read More ]
Need help with Cath Stent code
[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 496104, member: 67434"] I am assuming that you are billing for the doctor, so yes you are correct with 92928-RC. For hospitals, it's C9600-RC since he used a DES. HTH, Jim ... [ Read More ]
Need help with Cath Stent code
I am assuming that you are billing for the doctor, so yes you are correct with 92928-RC. For hospitals, it's C9600-RC since he used a DES. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]
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