AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 4 (April)

Medicine: Cardiovascular (Q&A) (April 2019)

April 2019 page 11b Medicine: Cardiovascular Question: Is it appropriate to report an injection for pulmonary angiography (93568) in conjunction with a percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (93582)? Answer: Yes, if pulmonary angiography is performed in conjunction with a percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus, it would be appropriate to report code 93582, Percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus, and add-on code 93568, Injection procedure during cardiac catheterization including imaging supervision, interpretation, and report; for pulmonary angiography (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), for the procedure. Medicine: Cardiovascular. CPT® Assistant. 2019; April...

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