Summary & Overview
CPT 01920: Anesthesia for Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
CPT 01920 denotes anesthesia services for cardiac catheterization procedures, specifically coronary angiography and ventriculography. This code is central to billing anesthetic support for invasive cardiac imaging used in diagnosis and management of coronary and ventricular disease. Nationally, accurate use of 01920 matters because it affects facility and professional billing alignment, anesthesia resource allocation in catheterization suites, and claims processing for high-acuity cardiovascular procedures.
Key payers referenced include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, and UnitedHealthcare. Readers will find a concise explanation of the clinical context for 01920, common place-of-service settings, and how this code relates to other anesthesia and radiology procedure codes. The publication outlines common ICD-10 diagnoses typically associated with the service, common modifiers and related CPT codes for contextualization, and the provider specialties most likely involved.
The content provides benchmarks and policy-relevant points about coding relationships and procedural context rather than payer-specific reimbursement figures. Where detailed service-line data or local policy differences are required, it notes when information is not available in the input provided. This summary equips billing managers, anesthesiologists, and cardiology practice administrators with a national overview of 01920 for operational and coding reference.
CPT Code Overview
CPT 01920 describes anesthesia for cardiac catheterization including coronary angiography and ventriculography. This code is used when anesthesia services are provided to facilitate invasive cardiac catheter-based diagnostic procedures that include visualization of the coronary arteries and ventricular function.
Service type: Anesthesia for Radiological Procedures
Typical site of service: Radiology or cardiac catheterization lab (typically Hospital Outpatient Department or Ambulatory Surgical Center)
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Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A typical patient is an adult with known or suspected coronary artery disease who is scheduled for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography and ventriculography in a hospital outpatient department or an ambulatory surgery center radiology/catheterization lab. The patient often presents with chest pain, exertional angina, or abnormal noninvasive testing and has comorbid cardiovascular conditions such as atherosclerotic coronary disease, heart failure, prior myocardial infarction, or atrial fibrillation. The clinical workflow includes pre-anesthesia assessment by the anesthesia team, transport to the catheterization lab or radiology suite, placement of standard monitors and IV access, administration of monitored anesthesia care or general anesthesia as indicated, intra-procedural management during fluoroscopic coronary angiography and ventriculography, and immediate post-procedure recovery and monitoring before discharge or transfer to a higher level of care.
Coding Specifications
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Modifiers
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QS: Indicates Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) provided. Use when MAC services are furnished for the cardiac catheterization procedure covered by01920. -
Associated Provider Taxonomies
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