In March, ASCA submitted 47 codes to CMS to be considered as additions to the ASC-covered procedure list. In its updated rules, CMS only added one: CPT 38531.
Here are the 47 procedures ASCA asked to add, as most are “performed most of the time on an outpatient basis.”
|
CPT Codes |
Descriptor |
|
19307 |
Mastectomy, radical, including pectoral muscles, axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes |
|
22630 |
Under posterior, posterolateral or lateral transverse process technique arthrodesis procedures on the spine |
|
22633 |
Under posterior, posterolateral or lateral transverse process technique arthrodesis procedures on the spine (vertebral column) |
|
23472 |
Under repair, revision and/or reconstruction procedures on the shoulder |
|
27702 |
Repair, revision and/or reconstruction procedures on the leg (tibia and fibula) and ankle joint. |
|
37183 |
Under portal decompression procedures on arteries and veins |
|
37191 |
Under other transcatheteral procedures |
|
37192 |
Under other transcatheteral procedures |
|
37193 |
Under other transcatheteral procedures |
|
38531 |
Under excision procedures on the lymph nodes and lymphatic channels |
|
43281 |
Under laparoscopic procedures on the esophagus |
|
43282 |
Under laparoscopic procedures on the esophagus |
|
43774 |
Under laparoscopic bariatric surgery procedures |
|
44180 |
Under laparoscopic incision procedures on the intestines |
|
44970 |
Under laparoscopic procedures on the appendix |
|
60252 |
Under excision procedures on the thyroid gland |
|
60260 |
Under excision procedures on the thyroid gland |
|
60502 |
Under excision procedures on the parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, pancreas and carotid body |
|
63040 |
Under posterior extradural laminotomy or laminectomy for exploration/ decompression of neural elements or excision of herniated intervertebral disks procedures |
|
63267 |
Under excision by laminectomy of lesion other than herniated disk procedures |
|
92652 |
Under audiologic function tests |
|
92924 |
Under therapeutic cardiovascular services and procedures on the coronary vessels |
|
92933 |
Under therapeutic cardiovascular services and procedures on the coronary vessels |
|
92960 |
Under therapeutic cardiovascular services and procedures on the coronary vessels |
|
92961 |
Under therapeutic cardiovascular services and procedures on the coronary vessels |
|
93306 |
Under echocardiography procedures |
|
93312 |
Under echocardiography procedures |
|
93318 |
Under echocardiography procedures |
|
93600 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93602 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93603 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93610 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93612 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93615 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93616 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93618 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93619 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93620 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93624 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93642 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93650 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93653 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93654 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
93656 |
Under intracardiac electrophysiological procedures/studies |
|
C9602 |
Percutaneous transluminal coronary atherectomy, with drug eluting intracoronary stent, with coronary angioplasty when performed; single major coronary artery or branch |
|
C9604 |
Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of or through coronary artery bypass graft (internal mammary, free arterial, venous), any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty, including distal protection when performed; single vessel |
|
C9607 |
Percutaneous transluminal revascularization of chronic total occlusion, coronary artery, coronary artery branch, or coronary artery bypass graft, any combination of drug-eluting intracoronary stent, atherectomy and angioplasty; single vessel |
