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HCPCS Code for Iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation (list separately in addition to primary procedure) G0278

HCPCS code G0278 for Iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation (list separately in addition to primary procedure) as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services .

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Iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation (list separately in addition to primary procedure)

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36245 and 75716 Help Please
[QUOTE="pooranibio, post: 501524, member: 462234"] HELP PLEASE!! Procedures performed: Subclavian Angiogram - 36225-50 Right & Left Heart Catheterization w/ bypass grafts - 93461 Coronary Angiography... [ Read More ]
Angio
I have another question: After obtaining informed consent the patient was taken to the cath lab where he was prepped and draped in the usual sterile manner. The right groin was infiltrated with pla... [ Read More ]
need help with cath with subclavian stent coding
93459 and 37236 are correct. Since the subclavian was selected for a separate reason (stent placement for subclavian stenosis) than graft visualization (which is bundled with the cath), I would bill 3... [ Read More ]
coding
[QUOTE="nancy.anselmo@ccrheart.com, post: 398363, member: 113302"]INDICATIONS: Valvular heart disease, critical aortic stenosis and preop evaluation for TAVR. . HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient... [ Read More ]
coding help please
I am having a blurp moment lhc 93458 rt common arterial fem angio 75710-26 is that right its not medicare should I use G0278... [ Read More ]
coding G0278 along with cath procedures
does anyone know if it is mandatory to bill G0278 iliac angio along with cath 93458 if done since there is no separate payment for outpt hospital ? also is it only for medicare requirement or other in... [ Read More ]
Need help with LHC, Abdominal Angio...
93458-26 for the cath Is this a medicare patient? If so, I would say G0278 for the ilio-femoral imaging. If not 75630-59 for peripheral imaging. I don't see that he was selective with his cath plac... [ Read More ]
LHC w/aortogram and peripheral angiography
I agree with 93459 as it is has been noted to use this code for the injection into the LIMA for bypass viability during a cath. However I have concerns with the abdominal aortagram as there is n... [ Read More ]
aortograms
I would not bill for 93567 since the ascending aorta was not imaged. But for the lower extremity, I would code G0278 since the renals were not described. HTH, Jim Pawloski, CIRCC... [ Read More ]
need help with G0278- iliac angio
I don't think that is enough documentation to support G0278, he didn't report any findings of the injections except that the arterial sheath is in position. Also, since this code includes S&I and cat... [ Read More ]
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