cpt code is 92960
cpt code is 92960
cpt code is 92960
cpt code is 92960
Defibrillation also known as cardioversion.
CPT 92960
92960
Cardioversion, the electric shock to the chest wall, is usually performed emergencies. This device briefly suspends the heart's activity and allows it to return to a normal rhythm
During the process of cardioversion, an electrical shock is delivered to the heart in an attempt to change an irregular heart beat rhythm into a normal one.
Defibrillation (de = from + fibrilla = small fiber + ion = noun form ==> contracting abnormally) is a common electrical treatment to shock your heart into normal sinus rhythm. Currently CPR responders have been trained to utilize automated external defibrillators (AEDs) which should be located in most public buildings in case of cardiac arrest of a visitor.
Most often, cardioversion is used to treat atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. Life-saving cardioversion can be used to treat ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.
Management options for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation includes cardioversion with drugs, electrical cardioversion, medications for maintaining a normal heart rhythm and heart rate control, atrioventricular node ablation, radiofrequency catheter ablation, surgical maze procedure, and medications for preventing blood clots.
Unfortunately, in a number of cases, the heart prefers its abnormal rhythm and reverts to it despite cardioversion.