ZHealth Coding Newsletter - May 2016 #2
May 2016 Q & A #2
Question: Drug Coated Balloons
May 2016 Q & A #2
Question: Drug Coated Balloons
May 2016 Q & A
Question: Angioplasty of the iliac with the sheath?
New HCPCS code C2623, Catheter, transluminal angioplasty, drug-coated, non-laser, will be effective April 1, 2015.
Code C2623 is a “pass-through” code and will receive additional payment from Medicare when billed. Hospital charge description masters should be updated with this code on April 1, 2015. These catheters can cost over $2,000, so it is important for the facility to receive the additional reimbursement when these specialty catheters are used.
July 2014 Q & A
Question: AV Fistula Arterial Angioplasty with Venous Stent
I was wondering what the coding protocol would be when we angioplasty the arterial anastomosis and place a stent in the graft venous outflow. Would one procedure override the other, as arterial angioplasty would be...