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Procedure: Albumin Cobalt Binding (ACB) test to determine ischemic nature of chest pain.

CPT® Code:

83857: This code is used for the Albumin Cobalt Binding test.

Code Selection Justification: The ACB test specifically measures ischemia-modified albumin, making 83857 the appropriate code for this laboratory test.

References:

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

ICD-10-CM (current year)

HCPCS Level II (current year)

For a procedure involving the placement of a 6-French sheath and catheter into the coronary artery, advancing to the left ventricle, performing ventriculography with power injection of contrast agent, obtaining pressures in the left heart, and imaging the coronary arteries, the correct CPT® code is 93458. This code includes all the components of the described procedure.

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AMA's CPT® Professional Edition (current year)

Procedure: Impedance testing via tympanometry is performed to assess hearing loss in the left ear.

CPT® Code:

92567: This code is for tympanometry (impedance testing) without reflex threshold measurements.

Code Selection Justification: The procedure involved tympanometry without reflex threshold, which is specifically coded as 92567.

References:

AMA CPT® Professional Edition (current year)