Find reimbursement resources, including coding guides, links to Medicare Coverage Determinations, on-demand webinars, and frequently asked questions pertaining to coronary interventions.
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Local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) as well as other third party payers have their own coverage policies for coronary interventions and devices. You should contact your local Medicare Contractor and third party payers for information on their specific coverage policies for interventional cardiology. There is currently no national Medicare coverage decision for coronary interventions. Most local Medicare Contractors, Fiscal Intermediaries and/or Carriers have posted their Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) on interventional cardiology on their websites. You can find a list of Medicare Administrative Contractors, Fiscal Intermediaries and Carriers at the CMS webpage.
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is now formally recognized as a diagnosis through the creation of four ICD-10-CM codes effective October 1, 2023. The new codes can be found on the CDC’s website. The new codes describe the various forms of coronary microvascular dysfunction that will help clinicians identify and accurately diagnose patients with CMD. For more information on CMD, please go to Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Overview on Abbott's website.
The four ICD-10 diagnosis coding describing Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction are:
2023 Medicare Reimbursement and Coding Webinar Focused on Coronary Procedures
Abbott is focused on providing meaningful innovation and solutions to providers treating patients with coronary artery disease. This webinar focuses on physician and hospital coding and reimbursement, coding for physiology assessments (FFR, RFR, CFR, IMR) and relevant policy updates from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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