Cardiology Question for the Week of January 9, 2023

Question:

What does new code 93569 detail and include?

Answer:

This is a new code for 2023 code describing selective pulmonary arterial angiography, unilateral when performed with cardiac catheterization. This new code includes the selective introduction and positioning of the angiographic catheter, injection, and radiologic supervision and interpretation. Understand that you should use code 93463 for pharmacologic agent administration with hemodynamic measurement to evaluate hemodynamic response. 93569 may be reported in conjunction with 33361, 33362, 33363, 33364, 33365, 33366, 33418, 33419, 33477, 33741, 33745, 37236, 37237, 37238, 37246, 37248, 33894, 33895, 33900, 33901, 33902, 33903, 33904, 37187, 37188, 92997, 92998, 93451, 93453, 93456, 93457, 93460, 93461, 93505, 93580, 93581, 93582, 93583, 93593, 93594, 93595, 93596, 93597.

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