Cardiology Coding Alert

Steer clear of these codes when patient presents to swap the old battery for a new one.

CPT® 2012 brings code changes, revised guidelines, and new definitions to the Pacemaker and Pacing Cardioverter-Defibrillator section. Cardiology Coding Alert is taking the code changes one step at a time, with this article focusing on pacemaker (PM) pulse generator insertion codes 33212, 33213, and 33221.

Get started: One important change to keep in mind is that radiological supervision and imaging is now included in PM and pacing cardioverter-defibrillator codes 33206-33249, as was stressed in the Cardiology Services Update by Kenneth P. Brin, MD, PhD, FACC, [...]

- Published on 2012-01-10