Coding Brief: Reporting CCM Evaluation Services

Why This Topic Matters

CCM device services are a specialized area of cardiac coding, and updated reporting guidance can affect how monitoring and evaluation services are documented and categorized. Understanding the scope of the changes helps coding teams recognize when the article is relevant to their workflow.

Article Sections

1. Category III Codes

   Introduces the new reporting framework and the two newly added Category III identifiers for CCM device evaluation services.

2. Guidelines

   Summarizes revised CCM system guidance, including the relationship between remote and in-person evaluation services and the monitoring period addressed in the article.

3. Clinical Example (0948T)

   Provides a representative clinical scenario and associated procedural context for one of the new remote interrogation codes.

4. Description of Procedure (0948T)

   Outlines the general workflow and data review context associated with the first remote CCM evaluation example.

5. Clinical Example (0949T)

   Provides a representative clinical scenario and associated procedural context for the second new remote interrogation code.

6. Description of Procedure (0949T)

   Outlines the general workflow and data review context associated with the second remote CCM evaluation example.