Changes in the National Endovascular Management of Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease: An Analysis of the 2011-2019 Medicare Data.

Purpose: To describe national trends in the utilization of endovascular approaches (including balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, and stent placement) for the management of femoropopliteal peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Materials And Methods: The Medicare Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary dataset containing 100% of Part B claims was interrogated for years 2011-2019. The Current Procedural Terminology codes specific for femoropopliteal angioplasty, stent placement, and atherectomy were used to create summary statistics for utilization by year, place of service (hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and office-based laboratory), and provider specialty (cardiology, radiology, and surgery).

Procedural Coding for Interventional Pain Management.

Interventional radiologists' involvement in pain service lines continues to increase. While clinical and technical acumen is an obvious prerequisite, understanding the coding related to these procedures is also a must. The pain specialist's practice is largely outpatient based, therefore, the coding and subsequent billing for outpatient clinic visits may be an important revenue generator.

Standardized Reporting in IR: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Pilot Study.

Purpose: To assess adoption and survey-based satisfaction rates following deployment of standardized interventional radiology (IR) procedure reports across multiple institutions.

Materials And Methods: Standardized reporting templates for 5 common interventional procedures (central venous access, inferior vena cava [IVC] filter insertion, IVC filter removal, uterine artery embolization, and vertebral augmentation) were distributed to 20 IR practices in a prospective quality-improvement study. Participating sites edited the reports according to institutional preferences and deployed them for a 1-year pilot study concluding in July 2015.

A Cross-Sectional Survey of Interventional Radiologists and Vascular Surgeons Regarding the Cost and Reimbursement of Common Devices and Procedures.

Purpose: To evaluate knowledge of interventional radiologists (IRs) and vascular surgeons (VSs) on the cost of common devices and procedures and to determine factors associated with differences in understanding.

Materials And Methods: An online survey was administered to US faculty IRs and VSs. Demographic information and physicians' opinions on hospital costs were elicited.

A single-center experience in capturing inpatient evaluation and management for an IR practice.

Purpose: To demonstrate that interventional radiologists can capture work relative value units (wRVUs) for the work that is already being performed providing evaluation and management (E&M) clinical services.

Materials And Methods: A team approach was implemented to optimize revenue capture for inpatient E&M. Structured templates were created for inpatient documentation to ensure that maximum wRVUs were captured.