Does 36218 require prior authorization?

No, 36218 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

What is the Medicare reimbursement rate for 36218?

Medicare facility rate: $46.43. Non-facility rate: $229.80. Work RVU: 0.98.

HCPCS/CPT

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Work RVU

0.98

Facility

$46.43

Non-Facility

$229.80

The patient's medical record must fully document medical necessity for the cardiac catheterization and support the diagnosis and procedures billed.
Each claim must include ICD-10-CM diagnosis code(s) that accurately reflect the patient's condition and reason for the procedure and these codes must be linked to the CPT procedure codes on the claim.
When a referring/ordering physician is required, the name and NPI of the referring/ordering physician must be reported on the claim; for extra-cardiac angiographic services the treating physician's name and NPI must be submitted in items 17/17a of CMS-1500 or electronic equivalent.
For patients post-heart transplant without evidence of rejection, use primary diagnosis Z09 (follow-up after completed treatment) and secondary diagnosis Z94.1 (heart transplant status); add the underlying disorder code when coding I25.82 or I31.4.

Medicare Part B covers the professional component of cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography when performed in hospital inpatient and outpatient facility settings.
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization performed in an office setting (where permitted) is covered under Medicare Part B for both professional and technical components.
Global and technical component procedures are covered under Part B when performed under personal physician supervision in an IDTF, free-standing facility, physician office, or physician-directed clinic (physician present in room for entire procedure).
Endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic and/or iliac artery aneurysm is covered when billed with CPT codes 34701-34708.
Endovascular repair for acute aortic or iliac artery rupture (clinical and/or radiographic evidence of acute hemorrhage) is covered with CPT codes 34702, 34704, 34706, or 34708.
Endovascular repair for contained/stable or chronic ruptures (pseudoaneurysms) is covered with CPT codes 34701, 34703, 34705, or 34707.

L33557 — Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

J06

A52850 — Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

J06

A57056 — Billing and Coding: Aortography and Peripheral Angiography

J09

L36767 — Aortography and peripheral angiography

J09

A53124

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