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How are you billing CPT 93571 when Cardiologist A does the cath and Interventionalist does the FFR? How do you bill so that both get the appropriate RVUs? Thanks in advance!
 
Per Dr Z january 11th, 2017

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Use an unlisted code 93799 for coronary artery without a heart cath procedure. You cant bill a repeat coronary angiogram just to bill the add on code so you would put in field 19 "FFR 93571 26 [and the coronary branch], This is posted in the Libman Education news letter.
 
tiffanycharris said:
How are you billing CPT 93571 when Cardiologist A does the cath and Interventionalist does the FFR? How do you bill so that both get the appropriate RVUs? Thanks in advance!
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The physician performs the FFR during catheterization or intervention in caronary arteries.

The physician injects the contrast medium into a catheter inserted into a peripheral artery and threaded through the vessel to the visceral site. A Doppler ultrasound records blood velocity and pressure by measuring the frequency of ultrasonic waves reflected from moving surface. This code reports the Doppler measurements of the initial vessel. a second code reports the primary coronary angiography procedure. Report 93572 for each additional vessel beyond the initial vessel.
 
I disagree. We are told you can still bill the cath code, for example 93458, but with a zero fee. This supports the FFR code.
 
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