Interventional Cardiology Gets New Codes, Lower Payments

92933: percutaneous transluminal coronary atherectomy, with intracoronary stent, or with coronary angioplasty.

92934; each additional branch of a major coronary artery (the CMS will not pay for this code).

92937: percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft, and any combination of intracoronary stent, atherectomy, and angioplasty.

92938: each additional branch subtended by the bypass graft (the CMS will not pay for this code).

92941: percutaneous transluminal revascularization of acute total/subtotal occlusion during acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft, or any combination of intracoronary stent, atherectomy, and angioplasty.

92943: percutaneous transluminal revascularization of chronic total occlusion, coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or coronary artery bypass graft, or any combination of intracoronary stent, atherectomy, and angioplasty.

92944: each additional coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or bypass graft (the CMS will not pay for this code).

The new codes replace CPT codes 92980-92984, 92995, and 92996.

Source: "CPT Changes 2013: An Insider’s View" (American Medical Association)