What is Cardiology?

Cardiology is a subspecialty of internal medicine that involves diagnosing and treating diseases and conditions of the heart, blood vessels, and blood flow. This includes the following disorders:

heart's electrical system (cardiac arrhythmias) | blood vessels (vasculitis) | valves and rhythm disturbances (heart block) | Cardiovascular disorders such as stroke and hypertension

How can Avernus help you?

Save your time and outsource your behavioral and mental health coding and billing services to Avernus’s Team because here’s what we do for our clients:


* Our coding practices are characterized by accuracy, completeness, and consistency, ensuring that all claims are properly and accurately coded.

* We only assign and report codes clearly and consistently supported by comprehensive documentation, including forms, records, and other clinical documentation.

* We are committed to adhering to all relevant coding conventions, including ICD coding conventions and official coding guidelines, as well as CPT rules established by the American Medical Association and other industry standards.

* When documentation is conflicting, incomplete, or ambiguous, we work with providers to seek clarification and proper documentation, ensuring that all codes are assigned correctly.

Cardiology Services

Team Avernus has deep expertise in coding and billing services for various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

If you want to get the following covered, you’re at the right spot:

  • Electrocardiograms.
  • Holter monitors.
  • Transthoracic echocardiograms.
  • Diagnostic coronary angiography.
  • Interventional testing.
  • Complex diagnostic procedures like cardiac MRI studies and positron emission tomography (PET).
  • Catheter-based ablation procedures.
  • Radionuclide angiography.
  • Myocardial viability studies.
  • Cardiac transplantation.
  • The implantation of left ventricular assist devices.
  • Adult congenital heart disease non-invasive diagnosis and medical treatment.
  • Peripheral endovascular interventional procedures.

Why Outsource Your Behavioral and Mental Health Billing and Coding Services to Avernus?

  • We adhere to all relevant cardiology coding standards and have a team of highly trained and certified coders on staff.
  • Our revenue management coders and billers carefully review and summarize all relevant clinical notes before creating and submitting claims, ensuring their accuracy and completeness.
  • Our billing team works closely with medical providers to ensure that all claims include the necessary documentation to demonstrate medical necessity.
  • Our staff includes certified experts in ICD-10 coding to ensure that all claims are accurately coded. Our team is credentialed through respected professional coding organizations such as AHIMA and AAPC, and we take all necessary steps to maintain these credentials.
  • We subject our coding processes to regular audits by experienced professionals to maintain a highquality level and achieve 99.9% accuracy.