Amanda__
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Wiki Congenital vs. Non-Congenital Cath
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AB87
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I've coded for a Congenital Heart Hospital Practice before and it seems that he is not addressing the ASD. Was the ASD an incidental finding? I just used my EncoderPro and it says Congenital Heath Caths 93530-93533 are used to address Cardiac Anomalies. In your case it doesnt seem like he is addressing the ASD, Only the Pulmonary HTN 
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Amanda__
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thank you!
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RhondaJohnson
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I just sat thru an AHIMA webinar today on Diagnositic and Interventional Cardiology Coding. One of the slides in his presentation stated, "Once diagnosed as a congenital cardiac patient, catheterization procedures are always considered congenital for coding purposes."
The diagnosis he listed as NOT being congenital are:Bicuspid aortic valve
patient foramen ovale
anomalous origin of coronary arteries
mitral valve prolapse
cardiomyopathy
rheumatic heart disease
Kawasaki's disease
The diagnosis he listed as NOT being congenital are:Bicuspid aortic valve
patient foramen ovale
anomalous origin of coronary arteries
mitral valve prolapse
cardiomyopathy
rheumatic heart disease
Kawasaki's disease
RhondaJohnson
Contributor
I should also mention that it was Dr. Z himself giving the webinar. Dr. David Zielske.