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Wiki Cardioversion in the ED - 92960

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How would you handle an elective cardioversion done in the Emergency Department - for instance, a patient comes in with a-fib and after discussing with the ED doc, they agree to do a cardioversion with moderate conscious sedation. Would it be appropriate to bill the 92960 since consent was given by the patient even though it was not planned in advance? Thanks
 
Yes, elective cardioversions are billable. Emergent cardioversions are not. I have never been under the impression that it has to be something planned/scheduled ahead of time. If the ED provider believes it to be medically necessary and the patient elects/consents, then it is a billable procedure.

I have billed quite a few cardioversions in the ED and have never been dinged.
 
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