tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 2

Reader Question: Document the ElectiveStatus of Cardioversion

Question: The definition of cardioversion 92960 reads in part, "elective, electrical conversion of arrhythmia; external." What does "elective" mean in this definition? And is 92960 included in critical care? Minnesota SubscriberAnswer: The definition of "elective" for 92960 (Cardioversion, elective, electrical conversion of arrhythmia; external) is subject to debate. Some experts take it to mean a scheduled procedure. Others take it to mean that the cardioversion doesn't have to be done to save the patient's life. Take defibrillation, for example, which is not elective. Apatient in ventricular fibrillation will die without defibrillation. But a patient with atrial fibrillation at...

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