Confirms coverage and clears prior authorization needs for stress imaging, catheterization, and device procedures before the appointment happens.
Cardiology Medical Billing Services
Cardiology Medical Billing Services Built for Cath Lab, Device, and EP Claims
From diagnostic catheterization and PCI to pacemaker and ICD implants, EP ablation, echocardiography, and remote device monitoring, we bill every corner of a cardiology practice.
Certified Billing & Coding Support
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Diagnostic & Procedure Claims
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How We Help
Cardiology Billing Work We Handle
Thrive manages the billing side of your cardiology practice so your physicians can stay focused on patient care instead of chasing payers. That means routing diagnostic testing, cath lab procedures, and device claims to the correct payer, coding catheterization, PCI, and electrophysiology procedures with the combination codes and modifiers payers actually require, and following up on every claim until it is paid or resolved.
Practices that outsource cardiology medical billing services to a dedicated cardiology billing company get a team that already knows cath lab bundling rules, device global periods, and remote monitoring frequency limits, instead of a generalist biller learning cardiology claim by claim. Whether your practice runs diagnostic imaging only or a full interventional and EP program, the coding rules overlap enough to share one trained team and diverge enough that generalist billers consistently get them wrong.
HIPAA Compliant
Certified Professional Coders
Nationwide Payer Coverage
95%+ clean claim rate across cath lab, device, and diagnostic cardiology claims submitted the first time
Claims out the door within 48 hours of a completed encounter
AR held under 30 days on average instead of aging past 60 or 90
Practices typically see a revenue lift approaching 30% after onboarding
Cardiology Revenue Cycle Management
Cardiology RCM From Claims to Payment
Cardiology medical billing and coding touches more moving parts than most specialties at once, from high-cost diagnostic imaging to interventional procedures and long-term device follow-up, all running in parallel. Here is what we handle from the first eligibility check to the final payment.
Eligibility and benefit verification
Prior authorization
Secures and tracks authorization for cath lab procedures, EP implants, nuclear imaging, and cardiac MRI and CT across Medicare Advantage and commercial plans.
Claims Submission & Scrubbing
Checks every combination code, modifier, and NCCI edit before a claim leaves the building, not after it comes back denied.
Denial Management & Appeals
Traces denials to their actual cause, whether a bundling edit or a component split error, and appeals with the documentation each payer requires.
AR Follow-Up
Works open claims on a set schedule so cath, PCI, and device balances do not sit past 30 days unattended.
Patient Statements & Collections
Bills patients clearly for deductibles and coinsurance on high-cost device implants and interventional procedures, backed by proper documentation.
Payment Posting & Reconciliation
Reconciles device and implant reimbursement against actual procedure cost, so underpayment on high-dollar hardware gets caught early.
Credentialing & Payer Enrollment
Keeps cardiologists and electrophysiologists credentialed and enrolled with the payers your patients actually carry.
Reporting
Regular reporting on claim status, denial trends, and AR aging broken out by diagnostic, interventional, and device claim categories.
Cardiology Billing Codes
Cardiology CPT and HCPCS Coding Reference
A quick reference to how cardiology billing codes are organized, not a substitute for chart documentation. Useful for seeing where a specific claim fits before it is coded.
- 99202 - 99215
E/M Office Visits
New and established patient visits for cardiovascular symptom workup, risk factor management, and post-procedure follow-up
- 93000 - 93010
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Routine 12-lead tracing, split into global, tracing-only, and interpretation-only components depending on who performed which part
- 93040 - 93042
Rhythm ECG
One to three lead rhythm strip with interpretation, used for a focused arrhythmia check rather than a full 12-lead study
- 93015 - 93018
Cardiovascular Stress Testing
Exercise treadmill testing components covering supervision, tracing, and physician interpretation
- 93224 - 93247
Ambulatory ECG Monitoring
Holter and extended-wear monitoring from 24 hours up to several weeks, billed by device type and monitoring duration
- 93303 - 93356
Echocardiography
Transthoracic, transesophageal, and stress echo studies, including Doppler and color flow add-on codes
- 78451 - 78469
Nuclear Cardiology
SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging performed with pharmacologic or exercise stress
- 75557 - 75574
Cardiac CT & MRI
Coronary CT angiography and cardiac MRI used for coronary and structural evaluation
- 93451 - 93464
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
All-inclusive combination codes covering catheter placement, contrast injection, and angiographic supervision and interpretation
- 92920 - 92944
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Angioplasty, stent placement, and atherectomy coded by vessel territory and technique
- 93600 - 93624
Electrophysiology Studies
Comprehensive EP studies and intracardiac mapping used to evaluate arrhythmias before ablation
- 93653 - 93657
Catheter Ablation
Ablation of accessory pathways, atrial fibrillation, and other arrhythmia sources, coded by arrhythmia type and approach
- 33206 - 33249
Pacemaker & ICD Implantation
Insertion, replacement, and upgrade of single-chamber, dual-chamber, and biventricular devices
- 93279 - 93299
Device Interrogation & Remote Monitoring
In-person and remote evaluation of pacemakers, ICDs, loop recorders, and implantable cardiac monitors
What is a technical and professional component split?
Many cardiology diagnostic codes split into three billing paths. The global code applies when one practice performs and interprets the entire study. Modifier TC applies to the technical portion only, the equipment and staff time to acquire the images or tracing. Modifier 26 applies to the professional component only, the physician's interpretation and report. Billing the wrong version for the setting is a leading cause of echo and EKG denials.
What makes cardiac catheterization a combination code?
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization codes are built as all-inclusive combination codes that already bundle catheter placement, contrast injection, and imaging supervision and interpretation into a single CPT. Reporting those components separately is treated as unbundling under NCCI edits and denied automatically, no matter how the claim is itemized internally.
Denial Patterns
Why Cardiology Claims Get Denied
These are not generic billing problems. Each one is specific to how payers adjudicate cardiology and electrophysiology claims.
Professional vs. Technical Component Errors
Appending modifier 26 to an echocardiogram or EKG performed entirely in your own office, or billing the global code when a physician only interpreted a tracing from an outside facility, is one of the most common reasons diagnostic cardiology claims get denied or later recouped.
Cath and PCI Bundling Denials
Reporting a diagnostic catheterization separately from a same-session intervention, without documentation that the diagnostic findings changed the treatment plan, gets denied as an unbundled service under NCCI edits.
Modifier 59 and X-Modifier Misuse
Using modifier 59 to force payment on a bundled code pair without a documented anatomical or clinical reason is one of the most heavily audited patterns in interventional cardiology, and payers increasingly expect the more specific XE, XS, XP, or XU modifier instead.
Device Global Period Denials
Post-implant visits billed inside the 90-day pacemaker or ICD global period without modifier 24 or 79 get bundled into the original procedure and denied, even when the visit addressed an unrelated problem.
Prior Auth Gaps on High-Cost Procedures
Stress echocardiograms, nuclear imaging, cardiac MRI and CT, EP implants, and non-emergent PCI without an authorization on file are among the highest-value denials a cardiology practice can absorb in a single claim.
Stress Test and Echo Necessity Denials
Payers deny stress test, echo, and cath claims when the ICD-10 code on file does not explicitly connect the patient’s symptoms and history to the specific test ordered, regardless of whether the test itself was clinically appropriate.
Remote Device Monitoring Timing Errors
Billing a remote interrogation code before the required monitoring window has elapsed, or without documented data review and clinical time, causes denial on pacemaker, ICD, and loop recorder remote monitoring claims.
Intravascular Imaging Denials
Billing IVUS or OCT performed during a PCI without operative documentation explaining the specific clinical question the imaging answered, separate from the intervention itself, results in denial regardless of whether the imaging was medically reasonable.
Our Process
Our Process for Getting Cardiology Claims Paid
Every step below exists because of a specific denial pattern above. Nothing here is generic.
Eligibility & Prior Auth Clearance
We confirm coverage and secure authorization for stress imaging, cath, PCI, and device procedures before the date of service, so a missing prior auth never becomes a denied claim after the fact.
Cardiology-Trained Coding Review
Every claim is coded and modifier-checked by billers who work cath lab, EP, and device claims daily, not generalists rotating across unrelated specialties.
Pre-Submission NCCI & MUE Scrubbing
Claims are checked against bundling edits and unit limits before they reach a payer, catching combination-code and component-split errors early.
Clean Claim Submission
Corrected claims go out within 48 hours, keeping your cardiology billing cycle moving instead of sitting in a queue.
Denial Root-Cause & Appeal
Any denial is traced to its actual cause, a bundling edit, a missing modifier, or a medical necessity gap, and appealed with the documentation that specific payer requires.
AR Follow-Up & Reporting
High-dollar interventional and device claims are worked on a set follow-up schedule until resolved, with regular reporting back on where your numbers stand.
Why Thrive
Why Cardiology Practices Choose Thrive
Practices that switch to Thrive get cardiology billing services built around cath lab, EP, and device claims specifically, not generic revenue cycle coverage stretched across every specialty.
Cardiology-Focused Coding Expertise
Coders who handle cath lab combination codes, EP mapping and ablation, and device implants regularly, not as one specialty among a dozen others.
HIPAA Compliance at Every Step
Patient data is handled under strict HIPAA safeguards across intake, coding, and reporting, regardless of practice size.
Nationwide Payer Experience
Claims experience across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial payers in all 50 states, the kind of reach practices expect from a true cardiology billing company rather than a regional shop.
Transparent, Regular Reporting
You get consistent visibility into claim status, denial trends, and AR aging, communicated directly by your billing team.
Audit-Ready Documentation
Coding and modifier decisions are documented in a way that holds up if a payer or CMS ever asks questions later, which matters most in a specialty audited as aggressively as interventional cardiology.
Talk to a Specialist
Talk to a Cardiology Billing Expert
We will look at your current claim volume, denial patterns, and procedure mix, cath lab heavy, device heavy, or general, and put together a custom fee schedule and a revenue recovery estimate. No obligation.
- Free 15-Minute Practice Revenue Review
- Custom fee schedule based on your claim volume and procedure mix
- No disruption to your current documentation process
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Cardiology billing questions
Cardiology Billing FAQs
How much does cardiology medical billing cost?
Fee structures are typically based on a percentage of collections and are set after we review your claim volume and procedure mix, since a cath lab and device heavy practice bills very differently than a diagnostic only practice. You get a custom fee schedule after your Free 15-Minute Practice Revenue Review, with no obligation to sign anything.
How long does onboarding take?
Most cardiology practices are fully onboarded within one to two weeks. We start with a free billing audit to see where claims are getting stuck, then align our coding and submission workflow to your current documentation process, with no disruption to your daily schedule during the switch.
Can you take over our existing AR and open clams?
Yes. We review your open AR, including anything already aged past 30 or 60 days, and prioritize the claims most likely to be recovered first. Older cath, device, and EP claims often still qualify for appeal well past their original denial date.
Do you build cath lab device procedures correctly?
Yes. Our coders apply the correct combination codes for diagnostic catheterization, validate technical and professional component splits, and track global periods on pacemaker and ICD implants so post-implant visits and device checks do not turn into denials. We also secure prior authorization for stress imaging, EP implants, and non-emergent PCI before the date of service.
How do you handle denied claims and appeals
Every denial is traced back to its actual cause, an NCCI bundling edit, a component split error, or a medical necessity gap, before we resubmit anything. We then file the appeal with the documentation that specific payer requires, rather than resending the same claim and hoping for a different result.
Is you patient data handled securely?
Yes. Patient data is handled under HIPAA safeguards across intake, coding, and reporting, and our billing team follows the same compliance standards regardless of practice size or claim volume.
How do we track you numbers?
You receive regular reporting covering claim status, denial trends, and AR aging, plus a direct line to your billing team any time you have a question about a specific claim. Nothing about your numbers lives in a black box you have to dig through yourself.
Do you work with cardiology practices is every state?
Yes. Our team supports cardiology, interventional cardiology, and electrophysiology practices across all 50 states and works with Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial payers nationwide. Your location does not change how thoroughly we work your claims or how quickly you get paid.
Free Revenue Analysis
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