CPT 0517F: Postoperative Evaluation and Management

CPT code 0517F denotes a specific documented clinical assessment described as "No Summary found for this code" and is used for coding a postoperative evaluation and management service; the service type is postoperative E/M and the typical site of service is an outpatient clinic or surgical follow-up visit where a clinician documents the postoperative status and related evaluation tasks.

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CPT 0517F: Postoperative Evaluation and Management

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

A typical patient is an adult undergoing a percutaneous or image-guided cardiac or vascular procedure where performance and documentation of hemodynamic assessment or physiologic measurement is required for quality reporting. The patient often presents to the hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory or an outpatient interventional suite with symptoms such as exertional chest pain, progressive shortness of breath, syncope, or known coronary or peripheral arterial disease scheduled for diagnostic catheterization or intervention.

Pre-procedure workflow includes informed consent, medication reconciliation (antiplatelet and anticoagulant review), and vascular access planning. During the procedure, arterial and/or venous access is obtained, diagnostic angiography or hemodynamic monitoring is performed, and physiologic measurements (for example pressure measurements across a stenosis, fractional flow reserve, or cardiac output determinations) are recorded per protocol. Post-procedure workflow includes hemostasis, vascular site monitoring, and documentation of measured values in the operative report and the medical record for coding and quality reporting purposes.

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`93458`	Combined right and left heart catheterization including intraprocedural guidance for coronary angiography when performed; with left ventriculography, when performed	Often performed before or with physiologic measurements during comprehensive cardiac catheterization.
`93452`	Left heart catheterization including intraprocedural injection(s) for left ventriculography, when performed; with coronary angiography, when performed	May accompany pressure measurements or coronary physiologic assessment.
`93503`	Insertion and placement of flow-directed catheter (eg, Swan-Ganz) for monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and cardiac output; initial insertion	Used when pulmonary artery catheterization and hemodynamic measurement are required.
`92980`	Percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy; with or without intracoronary thrombolytic therapy	May be performed after physiologic assessment identifies a flow-limiting thrombotic lesion requiring intervention.
`93461`	Fluoroscopic guidance for placement of cardiac electrophysiology catheter(s) with diagnostic injection(s), when performed	May be performed in catheterization lab workflows that include device placement and physiologic monitoring.

Related Modifiers

5 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
26	Modifier 26 (Professional Component) identifies and bills only the professional portion of a split service — the physician’s interpretation, report, and medical judgment — when the technical…	- Use CPT Modifier -26 when you are billing only the professional component (PC) of a split‑bill eligible service—i.e., you performed the physician interpretation, medical judgment and prepared a…
59	Modifier 59 indicates a distinct procedural service when two procedures that are not normally billed together are clinically and procedurally separate. The CPT definition (as reiterated by CMS)…	- Use modifier -59 to report a distinct procedural service when documentation supports that the procedure reported is not normally billed together with another service on the same day because of a…
79	Modifier 79 indicates a surgical procedure performed during the postoperative global period of a prior surgery that is unrelated to the original procedure. Per AMA/CPT and CMS guidance, it is…	- Use modifier 79 when the same physician (or same‑specialty physician in the same group) performs a surgical procedure during the postoperative global period of a prior surgery and the new procedure…
76	Modifier -76, Repeat Procedure or Service by Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional, is appended when the same provider performs an identical, medically necessary procedure or…	- Use modifier -76 when the same physician or other qualified health care professional performs an identical procedure or service a second (or subsequent) time on the same date of service and the…
77	Modifier 77 indicates that a previously performed procedure or service was legitimately repeated by a different physician or other qualified health care professional. The AMA’s CPT definition…	- Use modifier 77 when a basic procedure or service already performed is repeated by a different physician or other qualified health care professional (for example, a second provider independently…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
207RC0000X	Cardiovascular Disease Physician	An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threaten…
208100000X	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician	Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and…
213E00000X	Podiatrist	A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that l…
261QR1300X	Rural Health Clinic/Center	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities · Clinic/Center
2080B0002X	Pediatric Obesity Medicine Physician	A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the ge…
156FX1201X	Optometric Assistant Technician	An optometric assistant assists optometrists by performing duties, including but not limited to, customer service, basic eye testing, and patient educ…
207NS0135X	Procedural Dermatology Physician	Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue …
385HR2060X	Child Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Respite Care	A facility or distinct part of a facility that provides short term, residential care to children diagnosed with intellectual and/or developmental disa…

Related Codes

CPT-0500F-BRIEF-CLINICAL-DESCRIPTION

CPT 0500F: Preoperative/Perioperative Quality Measure Entry

CPT-0501F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0501F: No Summary Available

CPT-0502F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0502F: Procedural Code 0502F

CPT-0503F-0503F-SERVICE-CODE

CPT 0503F: Quality/Performance Measure (Specific Service Not Specified)

CPT-0505F-PERFORMANCE-MEASURE

CPT 0505F: Anesthesia Services for Procedural Encounter

CPT-0507F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0507F: Administrative/Quality Reporting Entry

CPT-0509F-0509F-SERVICE

CPT 0509F: No Summary Available for Specified Procedure

CPT-0513F-CKD-BLOOD-PRESSURE-MANAGEMENT-PLAN

CPT 0513F: Plan of Care for Elevated Blood Pressure in CKD

CPT-0514F-UNDEFINED-CLINICAL-SERVICE

CPT 0514F: Neonatal Stabilization After Birth

CPT-0516F-UNKNOWN-SERVICE

CPT 0516F: Infusion/Intravenous Therapy Assessment

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

CPT Code	Description	Relationship to This Procedure
`93458`	Combined right and left heart catheterization including intraprocedural guidance for coronary angiography when performed; with left ventriculography, when performed	Often performed before or with physiologic measurements during comprehensive cardiac catheterization.
`93452`	Left heart catheterization including intraprocedural injection(s) for left ventriculography, when performed; with coronary angiography, when performed	May accompany pressure measurements or coronary physiologic assessment.
`93503`	Insertion and placement of flow-directed catheter (eg, Swan-Ganz) for monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and cardiac output; initial insertion	Used when pulmonary artery catheterization and hemodynamic measurement are required.
`92980`	Percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy; with or without intracoronary thrombolytic therapy	May be performed after physiologic assessment identifies a flow-limiting thrombotic lesion requiring intervention.
`93461`	Fluoroscopic guidance for placement of cardiac electrophysiology catheter(s) with diagnostic injection(s), when performed	May be performed in catheterization lab workflows that include device placement and physiologic monitoring.

Related Modifiers

5 rows

Modifier	Description	When to Use
26	Modifier 26 (Professional Component) identifies and bills only the professional portion of a split service — the physician’s interpretation, report, and medical judgment — when the technical…	- Use CPT Modifier -26 when you are billing only the professional component (PC) of a split‑bill eligible service—i.e., you performed the physician interpretation, medical judgment and prepared a…
59	Modifier 59 indicates a distinct procedural service when two procedures that are not normally billed together are clinically and procedurally separate. The CPT definition (as reiterated by CMS)…	- Use modifier -59 to report a distinct procedural service when documentation supports that the procedure reported is not normally billed together with another service on the same day because of a…
79	Modifier 79 indicates a surgical procedure performed during the postoperative global period of a prior surgery that is unrelated to the original procedure. Per AMA/CPT and CMS guidance, it is…	- Use modifier 79 when the same physician (or same‑specialty physician in the same group) performs a surgical procedure during the postoperative global period of a prior surgery and the new procedure…
76	Modifier -76, Repeat Procedure or Service by Same Physician or Other Qualified Health Care Professional, is appended when the same provider performs an identical, medically necessary procedure or…	- Use modifier -76 when the same physician or other qualified health care professional performs an identical procedure or service a second (or subsequent) time on the same date of service and the…
77	Modifier 77 indicates that a previously performed procedure or service was legitimately repeated by a different physician or other qualified health care professional. The AMA’s CPT definition…	- Use modifier 77 when a basic procedure or service already performed is repeated by a different physician or other qualified health care professional (for example, a second provider independently…

Related Provider Taxonomies

8 rows

Taxonomy Code	Specialty	Notes
207RC0000X	Cardiovascular Disease Physician	An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threaten…
208100000X	Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician	Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and…
213E00000X	Podiatrist	A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that l…
261QR1300X	Rural Health Clinic/Center	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities · Clinic/Center
2080B0002X	Pediatric Obesity Medicine Physician	A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the ge…
156FX1201X	Optometric Assistant Technician	An optometric assistant assists optometrists by performing duties, including but not limited to, customer service, basic eye testing, and patient educ…
207NS0135X	Procedural Dermatology Physician	Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue …
385HR2060X	Child Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Respite Care	A facility or distinct part of a facility that provides short term, residential care to children diagnosed with intellectual and/or developmental disa…

Related Codes

CPT-0500F-BRIEF-CLINICAL-DESCRIPTION

CPT 0500F: Preoperative/Perioperative Quality Measure Entry

CPT-0501F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0501F: No Summary Available

CPT-0502F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0502F: Procedural Code 0502F

CPT-0503F-0503F-SERVICE-CODE

CPT 0503F: Quality/Performance Measure (Specific Service Not Specified)

CPT-0505F-PERFORMANCE-MEASURE

CPT 0505F: Anesthesia Services for Procedural Encounter

CPT-0507F-NO-SUMMARY-AVAILABLE

CPT 0507F: Administrative/Quality Reporting Entry

CPT-0509F-0509F-SERVICE

CPT 0509F: No Summary Available for Specified Procedure

CPT-0513F-CKD-BLOOD-PRESSURE-MANAGEMENT-PLAN

CPT 0513F: Plan of Care for Elevated Blood Pressure in CKD

CPT-0514F-UNDEFINED-CLINICAL-SERVICE

CPT 0514F: Neonatal Stabilization After Birth

CPT-0516F-UNKNOWN-SERVICE

CPT 0516F: Infusion/Intravenous Therapy Assessment

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related Codes

What does CPT code 0517F represent?

Which payers are covered in the analysis for this code and does the page provide coverage policies?

How is the clinical context on the page related to CPT 0517F?

Are there recommended modifiers or coding rules for using 0517F?

What related CPT or diagnosis codes are mentioned, and does the page indicate how they should be billed with 0517F?

References

Clinical & Coding Specifications

Clinical Context

Related CPT Codes

Related Modifiers

Related Provider Taxonomies

Related Codes

What does CPT code 0517F represent?

Which payers are covered in the analysis for this code and does the page provide coverage policies?

How is the clinical context on the page related to CPT 0517F?

Are there recommended modifiers or coding rules for using 0517F?

What related CPT or diagnosis codes are mentioned, and does the page indicate how they should be billed with 0517F?

References