Cardiac Catheterization Medical Policy

Cardiac catheterization - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cardiac-catheterization/about/pac-20384695

Cardiac Catheterization | American Heart Association

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/cardiac-catheterization

Cardiac catheterization (cardiac cath or heart cath) is a procedure to examine how well your heart is working. A thin, hollow tube called a catheter is inserted …

Cardiac Catheterization: Purpose, …

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/16832-cardiac-catheterization

When would a cardiac catheterization be needed? Cardiac catheterization is used to: Find out why you’re having chest pain or an abnormal heart rhythm. Take a tiny …

Cardiac Catheterization | Johns Hopkins …

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/cardiac-catheterization

What happens during a cardiac catheterization? A cardiac cath can be done on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. Procedures may vary depending on …

Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Therapeutic …

https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/medadv-coverage-sum/cardiovascular-diagnostic-procedures.pdf

Medicare does not have a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)/Local Coverage …

LCD - Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary …

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?LCDId=33557&DocID=L33557

Cardiac catheterization may be utilized in various clinical situations ranging from those requiring only a right heart catheterization to those requiring the …

LCD - Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary …

https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?LCDId=33959&DocID=L33959

Right heart catheterization is indicated to evaluate: 1. Valvular heart disease; 2. Congestive heart failure; 3. Congenital heart disease; 4. Cor pulmonale; 5. Pulmonary …

Catheter-Directed Cardiac Procedures - Medical Clinical …

https://www.aetna.com/cpb/medical/data/200_299/0292.html

Catheter-Directed Cardiac Procedures Number: 0292 Policy Atrial Septal Defects Aetna considers transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) using Food and Drug …

Cardiology Guidelines - AIM Specialty Health

https://aimspecialtyhealth.com/resources/clinical-guidelines/cardiology/

Included are guidelines for imaging of the heart, diagnostic coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable …

Cigna Cardiac Imaging Guidelines - eviCore

https://www.evicore.com/-/media/files/evicore/provider/network-standard/cigna_cardiac_final_v10_eff020121_pub10302020.pdf

CD-7: Diagnostic Heart Catheterization 51 CD-8: Pulmonary Artery and Vein Imaging 59 CD-9: Congestive Heart Failure 61 CD-10: Cardiac Trauma 64 CD-11: Adult Congenital …