75710
HCPCS/CPT
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Medicare Pricing
Work RVU
1.71
Facility
$96.11
Non-Facility
$96.11
Documentation Required
- 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.
Key Coverage Criteria
- 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).
- Claims for dialysis access maintenance billed to Medicare Part A or Part B should be submitted when coding conforms to the applicable Local Coverage Determination L34062 and applicable NCCI and OPPS coding/packaging edits.
- For services that require a referring or ordering physician, claims must include the referring/ordering physician's name and NPI to be eligible for payment.
- Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography are covered when the medical record documents medical necessity, including relevant medical history, physical examination, and results of pertinent diagnostic tests that support the procedure.
16 Active Policies
A52850 — Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
J06
L33557 — Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
J06
L36767 — Aortography and peripheral angiography
J09
L33693 — Peripheral Venous Ultrasound
J09
A57056
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