AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 5 (May)

Medicine: Cardiovascular (Q&A) (May 2015)

May 2015 page 10b Medicine: Cardiovascular Question: What is the appropriate code to report the use of Volcano iFR® (instant wave-Free Ratio)? Answer: The preponderance of the work associated with the use of the Volcano product is similar enough to be considered the same as performing a fractional flow reserve (FFR) study. Therefore, the existing FFR CPT codes (93571, 93572) are applicable. However, as the existing codes specifically state that the work of pharmacological-induced stress is included, for those cases not involving pharmacological-induced stress, modifier 52, Reduced Services, should be appended to the applicable FFR code(s) (93571, 93572) to...

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