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CPT® 93656, Under Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93656 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies.

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A comprehensive electrophysiologic (EP) study involves the provider placing wire electrodes in the heart to measure electrical activity. The provider punctures the thin wall between the heart chambers to access necessary sites. The provider induces, or attempts to induce, arrhythmia. The provider also uses energy to treat the source of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) around the connection of the pulmonary veins to the left atrium. This ablation treatment is known as pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).

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Cancelled procedure
Patient was scheduled for a cardiac ablation. Anesthesiologist cancelled procedure because patient had extremely high blood pressure and patient had a full breakfast. Doctor did talk to patient and ... [ Read More ]
EP coding additional ablation documentation- 93655
Hi, With reference to the 2022 CPT updates below, - 93613 and 93662 are inclusive under 93656. - Since we cannot code 93656 ( AF ABLATION) with 93653( AVNRT/SVT/CTI) , any additional ablation perfo... [ Read More ]
need help with avrt/svt ablation
Hi Bhargavi, As per 2022 - CPT updates , (Do not report 93653 in conjunction with 93600, 93602, 93603, 93610, 93612, 93613, 93618, 93619, 93620, 93621, 93654, 93656) (Do not report 93656 in conjunc... [ Read More ]
Code +63662 parenthetical note for reporting w/code 93656
Code 93656 (and also 93653, 93654) descriptions changed for 2022. ICE (+93662 is now bundled into code 93656 only). I think they just failed to correct the code listing in their parenthetical note... [ Read More ]
EP coding additional ablation documentation- 93655
Good morning, I have a provider that is questioning the additional ablation code CPT 93655 93655 for CTI or right/left side atrial flutter after a fib ablation. Other examples include ablation of AV... [ Read More ]
Code +63662 parenthetical note for reporting w/code 93656
In reviewing the 2022 CPT Book, EP Ablation code changes for 2022, I am confused that code 93656 description now includes intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and the parenthetical notes state that cod... [ Read More ]
Ablation add on codes not being paid
We got an authorization on 93656 but the insurance company is denying the add on codes of 93655, 93662-26, 93622-26 due to no auth. We don't know they are going to use those codes until they do the pr... [ Read More ]
Ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall
[QUOTE="VelshAS, post: 485279, member: 32487"] Hello. Can someone help me with this report? I am lining to 93656, 93657, 93655,93613, 93662 but I am not sure how to code Ethanol ablation of the vein o... [ Read More ]
Medicare Prior Auth required for certain services performed at a hospital outpatient department
question: is this pulmonary vein ablation- cpt 93656 needs outpt prior auth from medicare? just want to make sure. we are going to start this outpt procedure... [ Read More ]
billable?
[QUOTE="christinerw27@gmail.com, post: 487352, member: 658344"] if a physician is performing a PVI, and does an empiric CTI, is the CTI billable? [/QUOTE] We do not recommend coding an additional abla... [ Read More ]
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