tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 23

Surgery: NCCI 9.3 Edits Hit Cardiovascular Surgery Codes Hard

If you've been billing for non-selective catheterization in addition to selective catheterization, you're about to receive a rude shock.   Selective catheterization includes introduction, plus "all lesser order selective catheterization used in the approach to the target vessel," insists carrier Cigna Healthcare in a recent set of frequently asked questions on medical review issues. CPT Codes 36200 and 36140 represent a nonselective catheterization, and shouldn't be billed separately from selective catheterization codes, such as 36215-36217 and 36245-36247.   Cigna considers the nonselective codes to be components of selective codes. In the recently issued FAQ, Cigna says it referred...

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