On Demand: EP Series Part 4: EP Services in an ASC Setting-Webinar Slides

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This presentation explains how electrophysiology (EP) services are billed and coded in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting under Medicare rules. It begins with an overview of ASCs: freestanding facilities that provide surgical and diagnostic services on an outpatient basis, usually regulated by states and subject to Medicare-deemed status and ASC-specific payment rules.<br /><br />Key topics include ASC facility versus physician billing, place-of-service reporting, and common modifiers such as TC, 52, 73, 74, 59, and the X-modifiers (XE, XS, XP, XU). The presentation outlines what is included in ASC facility payment, such as nursing, equipment, supplies, anesthesia support, and certain implantable devices, and what is excluded, including many physician services, DME for home use, ambulance services, independent lab work, and procedures not on the ASC covered list.<br /><br />A major section covers ASC payment indicators and device-intensive procedure rules, including when HCPCS Level II codes are needed for generators, leads, implants, prosthetics, and DMEPOS items. It provides examples of common EP device and lead codes for pacemakers, ICDs, CRT devices, and loop recorders.<br /><br />The latter half focuses on case-based coding examples for common EP scenarios in ASC settings, including:<br />- CRT-P and CRT-D implants<br />- Implantable loop recorder placement<br />- AV node ablation<br />- Lead revision/repositioning<br />- AF cryoballoon ablation with flutter ablation<br />- Cardioneural ablation<br />- Pacemaker generator change<br />- EP study with failed ablation and ILR implant<br />- Dual-chamber pacemaker implant with conduction system pacing<br /><br />Each case shows how to match the procedure note to CPT/HCPCS coding, modifiers, and diagnosis codes, emphasizing facility versus professional claims. The presentation ends with resources, Q&A contact information, and coding/legal disclaimers reminding users that coding responsibility remains with the provider.

Keywords

electrophysiology billing

ambulatory surgery center

Medicare ASC rules

facility versus physician billing

CPT coding

HCPCS Level II codes

device-intensive procedures

EP ablation

pacemaker implant

implantable loop recorder