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Accurate coding for CPR services (cpt code 92950) is critical for revenue integrity—but 2025’s updates add new layers of complexity. Drawing on first-hand insights from certified coders and the latest AMA/CMS guidelines, this guide equips your team with actionable strategies to reduce denials, optimize reimbursement, and stay audit-ready.
Accurate billing for 99291 CPT Code (critical care services) is important for maximizing reimbursements but mistake over documentation, POS requirements, and bundling rules leads to costly denials. Leveraging first-hand insights from Expressmbs billing experts, this guide clarifies how to code 99291 ethically, avoid audits, and ensure compliance.
CPT Code 78452 refers to myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) via single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) performed during stress only, with a separate resting study billed independently. This code is critical for evaluating coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients unable to complete combined rest/stress imaging in one session.
CPT code 78451 represents a myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) study using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). This nuclear stress test evaluates blood flow to the heart at rest and under stress (exercise or pharmacologic) to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemia, or infarction.
As a cardiac surgery billing specialist for over a decade, I’ve seen how a single coding error can delay reimbursements by months. Let’s break down CPT code 33533 the code for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using a venous graft only and tackle common pitfalls, related codes, and billing strategies to keep your claims clean.