Does 92974 require prior authorization?

No, 92974 does not require prior authorization (high confidence). Code is covered without prior authorization.

What is the Medicare reimbursement rate for 92974?

Medicare facility rate: $138.61. Non-facility rate: $138.61. Work RVU: 2.93.

HCPCS/CPT

No Prior Auth Required

Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)

Work RVU

2.93

Facility

$138.61

Non-Facility

$138.61

Claims for PCI must include the appropriate coronary vessel modifiers: LD (left anterior descending), LC (left circumflex), RC (right coronary), LM (left main), or RI (ramus intermedius).
To separately report diagnostic coronary angiography at the time of intervention when no prior catheter-based angiography exists, document that a full diagnostic study was performed and that the decision to intervene was based on that diagnostic angiography.
To separately report diagnostic angiography despite a prior study, document medical-record evidence that the patient's condition changed, visualization was inadequate, or a clinical change during the procedure required new evaluation outside the target area.
When requesting additional reimbursement for an 'unusual procedural service' after placement of four or more stents in a single vessel, document the number of stents and provide justification supporting additional reimbursement equivalent to an additional treated vessel.

If a single lesion extends from one target vessel into another but can be revascularized with a single bridging intervention, report it with a single code (CPT 92928).
CPT codes 92920-92944 describe percutaneous revascularization (PCI) for occlusive disease of coronary vessels, including major coronary arteries, coronary artery branches, and coronary artery bypass grafts.
PCI codes include angioplasty (balloon, cutting, wired, cryoplasty), atherectomy (directional, rotational, laser), and stenting (balloon-expandable, self-expanding, bare metal, drug-eluting, covered).
Diagnostic coronary angiography (CPT 93454-93461) and injection procedures (CPT 93563-93564) may be separately reportable at the time of an interventional procedure when no prior catheter-based coronary angiography study is available, a full diagnostic study is performed, and the decision to intervene is based on that diagnostic angiography.
Diagnostic coronary angiography may also be separately reportable at the time of an interventional procedure if a prior study exists but documentation shows the patient's condition changed, there is inadequate visualization, or a clinical change during the procedure requires new evaluation outside the target area of intervention.
Diagnostic coronary angiography performed in a separate session from an interventional PCI procedure is separately reportable.

A57479 — Billing and Coding: Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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L34761 — Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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CARELON-diagnostic-coronary-angiography-2023-04-01-updated-2024-04-01 — Diagnostic Coronary Angiography

ANTHEM-GL-D080210 — CG-THER-RAD-07 Intravascular Coronary and Non-Coronary Brachytherapy

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