Coding for Physician Services

Last updated: July 2007

CPT Procedure Codes are used for physician billing. Download and use the CRM coding checklists to ensure all appropriate charges are captured. To review a sample of common BSC CRM related procedure reimbursements click here.

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.