Cardiology Coding Alert

Revascularization Codes Cover Various Methods

Don't let documentation of cutting balloon angioplasty or laser atherectomy send your coding in the wrong direction. CPT guidelines indicate that the new revascularization codes apply to various possible methods. Examples include:

  • Balloon angioplasty: low-profile, cutting balloon, cryoplasty
  • Atherectomy: directional, rotational, laser
  • Stenting: balloon-expandable, self-expanding, bare metal, covered, drug-eluting (DES).