Reporting Pulmonary Angiography (93568, 93569 and 93573-93575) (May 2023)

Why This Topic Matters

Pulmonary angiography reporting affects a broader cardiac catheterization workflow and is linked to multiple related procedure sections and parenthetical notes. Understanding the update helps readers recognize when the article’s guidance applies and how the 2023 CPT revisions fit into related cardiovascular coding areas.

Article Sections

1. Medicine / Cardiac Catheterization

   Introduces the CPT 2023 update and summarizes the affected pulmonary angiography codes and related guidance within cardiac catheterization. It also notes the broader set of sections touched by the revision.

2. Related Additions and Revisions

   Reviews related changes in nearby cardiovascular and radiology guidance that were prompted by the code updates. This section covers cross-references, parenthetical notes, subsection guidance, and the modifier-related change discussed in the article.

3. Clinical Example (93568) / Description of Procedure (93568)

   Provides a clinical scenario and procedural discussion tied to one of the revised pulmonary angiography codes. The section illustrates how the article frames the updated code within a cardiac catheterization setting.

4. Clinical Example (93569) / Description of Procedure (93569)

   Presents an example and procedural overview for one of the newly added selective pulmonary arterial angiography codes. It focuses on the type of scenario used to explain the updated reporting framework.

5. Clinical Example (93573) / Description of Procedure (93573)

   Provides an additional example for bilateral selective pulmonary arterial angiography in the context of catheterization. The section supports understanding of the article’s revised pulmonary angiography guidance.

6. Clinical Example (93574) / Description of Procedure (93574)

   Describes a clinical scenario involving pulmonary venous angiography during cardiac catheterization. The section explains how the article presents the updated reporting context for this code.

7. Clinical Example (93575) / Description of Procedure (93575)

   Covers a congenital heart defect-related scenario involving selective angiography of collateral vessels during catheterization. The section shows how the article connects the new code to this specific type of pulmonary blood flow evaluation.