CPT Code 70472 and 70473: CT Perfusion Billing Guide for 2026
Quick Answer CPT 70472 is a 2026 add-on code for CT cerebral perfusion analysis with contrast, including image postprocessing, performed with a concurrent CT or CTA of the same anatomy. You bill it with 70450, 70460, 70470, 70471, or 70496. CPT 70473 reports the same analysis without a concurrent CT or CTA. Both replaced 0042T […]
CPT Code 93227: How to Bill the Holter Monitor Interpretation in 2026
CPT code 93227 reports the review and interpretation of an external ECG (Holter) recording of up to 48 hours, with a signed report, by a physician or other qualified health care professional. It’s a professional-only code, so it never takes modifier 26 or TC. Medicare’s 2026 national rate is $17.70. Three mistakes drive most of […]
DVT ICD-10 Codes for FY2027: Acute, Chronic, and History Coding Rules
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) codes sit in ICD-10-CM category I82, and three facts decide which one you report: acute or chronic, the vein the imaging names, and the side. Acute leg DVT starts with I82.4-, chronic with I82.5-, and a resolved clot moves to Z86.718. DVT ICD-10 claims that bounce tend to fail in one […]
93224 CPT Code: How to Bill a Holter Monitor in 2026
The 93224 CPT code reports a complete external Holter monitor service: up to 48 hours of continuous rhythm recording and storage, scanning analysis with a report, and physician review and interpretation, all on one global line with no modifier 26 or TC. You bill it once per episode. As a Holter monitor CPT code, 93224 […]