Coding for Hospital Inpatient Services

Last updated: July 2007

This page contains commonly used hospital inpatient billing codes for Boston Scientific products and related procedures. Current inpatient base reimbursement rates can
be found here.

ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes

ICD-9-CM diagnosis coding varies based on the patient's medical condition. Physicians must document patient diagnoses and procedures thoroughly and accurately, as it is ultimately the provider's responsibility to determine and submit appropriate codes. Proper coding of clinical procedures and diagnoses are dependent on the information documented in the patient's medical record without consideration of the adequacy of the reimbursement levels assigned by payers to specific codes. Coding conventions typically dictate that a patient's diagnosis and treatment be coded with the highest level of specificity possible based on the patient's medical record. Providers are encouraged to contact their Medicare contractors or third-party payers for specific questions pertaining to coding, coverage and/or payment.

ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes

ICD-9 Procedure Codes provide common coding language for hospital inpatient billing. Download and use the CRM coding checklists to ensure all appropriate charges are captured.

Implantation Coding Overviews for CRM

Providing brief, step-by-step descriptions and common coding scenarios, these guides can be downloaded and used to ensure all appropriate charges are captured.

CRT-D - Implantation/Coding Overview The CRT-D implementation/coding overview provides a brief description of the implant procedure along with commonly billed codes for CRT-D procedures.

CRT-P - Implantation/Coding Overview The CRT-P implementation/coding overview provides a brief description of the implant procedure along with commonly billed codes for CRT-P procedures.

ICD - Implantation/Coding Overview The ICD implementation/coding overview provides a brief description of the implant procedure along with commonly billed codes for ICD procedures.

Pacemaker - Implantation/Coding Overview The Pacemaker implementation/coding overview provides a brief description of the implant procedure along with commonly billed codes for Pacemaker procedure.

Intracardiac Catheter Ablation for Supraventricular Tachycardia - Implantation/Coding Overview - The SVT implementation/ coding overview provides a brief description of the catheter ablation procedure for supraventricular tachycardia along with commonly billed codes for the procedure. .

Coding Checklists for CRM

CRM coding checklists provide commonly billed procedure codes to assist in billing CRM procedures.

CRT-D - Coding Checklists The CRT-P coding checklist provides a list of commonly billed procedure codes to assist in billing CRT-D procedures.

CRT-P - Coding Checklists The CRT-P coding checklist provides a list of commonly billed procedure codes to assist in billing CRT-D procedures.

ICD - Coding Checklists The ICD coding checklist provides a list of commonly billed procedure codes to assist in billing ICD procedures.

Pacemaker - Coding Checklists The Pacemaker coding checklist provides a list of commonly billed procedure codes to assist in billing Pacemaker procedures.

Common Modifiers

Two symbols (letters, numbers, or a combination of both) following a HCPCS/CPT code indicating a service or procedure described in the codes definition has been modified by some circumstance, but not changed in its definition or code. Click to view all Modifiers.