In 2025, Category III codes 0913T and 0914T were introduced to streamline the reporting of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) by combining drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty with advanced imaging techniques like intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT). DCB angioplasty is a minimally invasive technique delivering antiproliferative drugs directly to narrowed or blocked arteries, promoting long-term vessel patency without permanent implants. These new codes reflect the growing role of innovative, precise therapies in coronary artery disease (CAD) management, ensuring accurate documentation and facilitating optimal reimbursement. Understanding key nuances is critical for correct and compliant coding come 2025. Let’s examine the details to score success now and throughout the new year.
Critical Understanding of Coronary Intervention via Drug Delivery Balloon
First, we need to understand what makes each code selection unique. Let’s start with Code 0913T. Code 0931T details PCI utilizing drug-eluting or drug-coated angioplasty and includes mechanical dilation with a non-drug delivery balloon and IVUS or OCT, when performed, on a major coronary artery or graft (left main, LAD, LCX, RCA, ramus intermedius) or a branch of the major coronary artery (LAD, LCX, RCA).
| 0913T | Percutaneous transcatheter therapeutic drug delivery by intracoronary drug-delivery balloon (eg, drug-coated, drug-eluting), including mechanical dilation by nondrug-delivery balloon angioplasty, endoluminal imaging using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) when performed, imaging supervision, interpretation, and report, single major coronary artery or branch |
Code 0914T, however, is an add-on code. This code encompasses PCI utilizing drug-eluting or drug-coated angioplasty and includes mechanical dilation with a non-drug delivery balloon and IVUS or OCT, when performed. It is important to note this add-on code is reported when performed on a separate target lesion in addition to the primary intervention in the same major coronary artery or graft (left main, LAD, LCX, RCA, ramus intermedius) or a branch of the major coronary artery (LAD, LCX, RCA).
| +0914T | Percutaneous transcatheter therapeutic drug delivery by intracoronary drug-delivery balloon (eg, drug-coated, drug-eluting) performed on a separate target lesion from the target lesion treated with balloon angioplasty, coronary stent placement or coronary atherectomy, including mechanical dilation by nondrug-delivery balloon angioplasty, endoluminal imaging using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) or optical coherence tomography (OCT) when performed, imaging supervision, interpretation, and report, single major coronary artery or branch (List separately in addition to code for percutaneous coronary stent or atherectomy intervention) |
For accurate coding, coders must hold a clear understanding of the procedure itself. Percutaneous transcatheter therapeutic drug delivery by intracoronary drug-coated balloon (DCB) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat coronary artery disease (CAD). It involves using a specialized balloon catheter to deliver antiproliferative drugs directly to the site of a narrowed or blocked coronary artery during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). This approach can be combined with other interventions aimed at restoring blood flow to the heart. DCBs provide long-term vessel patency and may offer comparable outcomes to drug-eluting stents (DES) without the need for permanent implants, making them a valuable option, particularly for in-stent restenosis cases.
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