by David Zielske, MD, CIRCC, COC, CCVTC, CCC, CCS, RCC
Question:
This pertains to the new pulmonary artery angiogram 93569 and 93573 codes during congenital cardiac catherization. If the main pulmonary artery is selected with bilateral pulmonary angiograms, is this a “selected” 93573 or does the selection need to be of the left and right pulmonary arteries?
Answer:
The selection has to be in both the right and left pulmonary arteries to report CPT 93573. If done non-selectively from the IVC/SVC, RA, RV or main PA, report 93568.
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