What is the difference between CPT 93453 and 93460?
Code 93453 includes all left heart catheterization components, including the function of the mitral valves, aortic valves, and aortic valve regurgitation. For right and left heart catheterization with coronary angiography, refer to 93460. For bypass graft angiography, use 93461 (description follows).
How is CPT code for cardiac catheterization?
Use CPT code 93541 or other appropriate right heart catheterization code (93543, 93456, 93457, 93460 or 93461) when right heart catheterization is done in a cardiac catheterization laboratory or in an interventional radiology laboratory and the procedure is done as part of a formal cardiac catheterization study.
Is CPT 93458 a surgery?
CPT® 93458, Under Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93458 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Cardiac Catheterization and Associated Procedures.
What does a heart catheterization do?
Cardiac catheterization (kath-uh-tur-ih-ZAY-shun) is a procedure in which a thin, flexible tube (catheter) is guided through a blood vessel to the heart to diagnose or treat certain heart conditions, such as clogged arteries or irregular heartbeats.
What is CPT code 93456?
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 93456 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Cardiac Catheterization.
What is Procedural Terminology?
Current procedural terminology, also known as CPT®, is a set of codes used for medical procedures in the United States and which is authorized by the American Medical Association.
What is the CPT code for PCI?
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