08/31/2026
If you bill for cardiology, you already know the Monday denial queue has a personality of its own.
Monitoring frequency violations. Missing prior authorization on advanced imaging. Cath lab cases that come back flagged because a modifier was wrong, triggering an automatic medical-necessity review. These are not random, and they are not going away.
The TRIARQ team put together a plain-language breakdown of where cardiology revenue cycle claims fall apart. The article walks through what changed in 2026 with new remote patient monitoring codes, how cath lab billing is structured in ways that trip up even experienced coders, and what documentation habits keep claims cleaner from the start.
Worth bookmarking for your next team huddle:
https://triarqhealth.com/blog/revenue-cycle-management-in-cardiology
Cardiology clean claim rates lag at 78-82%. New CPT updates and monitoring rules make specialty RCM critical for independent practices.