AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 5 (May)
Medicine: Cardiovascular (Q&A) (May 2013)
May 2013 page 12c Medicine: Cardiovascular Question: Can the same physician who performs a noncongenital cardiac catheterization procedure (codes 93451-93462) or a congenital cardiac catheterization (code 93530) also report moderate sedation codes (99143-99150)? Answer: The codes for the non-congenital cardiac catheterization procedures (93451-93462) as well as code 93530 are assigned the CPT moderate sedation symbol indicating that moderate sedation is an inherent part of the procedure. Therefore, moderate sedation codes (99143-99150) may not be submitted by the same physician who performs those services. In the uncommon case that an additional physician is necessary to provide such services, the appropriate...
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