AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Cardiology
Advanced Imaging of the Heart
OPEN THE GUIDELINES FOR IMAGING OF THE HEART EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020
Diagnostic Coronary Angiography
OPEN THE GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSTIC CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY EFFECTIVE MARCH 9, 2019
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
OPEN THE GUIDELINES FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION EFFECTIVE MARCH 9, 2019
Arterial Ultrasound criteria moved to Vascular Imaging effective November 10, 2019
Tests previously addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Arterial Ultrasound are now addressed in AIM Vascular Imaging Guidelines.
Code cross-reference coming soon
Soon you will be able to download a helpful spreadsheet to find current and archived codes for each solution!Anthem medical policy site:
For a complete listing of Anthem medical policies, please go to Anthem Provider site > select your state > Scroll down page, click “See Policies and Guidelines”Other client policy sites:
- Unicare Provider site
- Healthlink Provider site
- Amerigroup Provider site > Select your state
- Simply Healthcare site > Select your state
Archived Guidelines
For guidelines older than 3 years, please contact AIM.guidelines@aimspecialtyhealth.com
Advanced Imaging of the Heart
- Imaging of the Heart effective November 10, 2019 – December 31, 2019
- Imaging of the Heart effective June 29, 2019 – November 9, 2019
- Imaging of the Heart effective March 9, 2019 – June 28, 2019
- Imaging of the Heart effective January 27, 2019 – March 8, 2019
- Imaging of the Heart effective January 1, 2018 – January 26, 2019
- Imaging of the Heart effective November 20, 2017 – December 31, 2017
- Imaging of the Heart effective September 5, 2017 – November 19, 2017
Arterial Ultrasound
- Arterial Ultrasound effective June 29, 2019 – November 9, 2019
- Arterial Ultrasound effective March 9, 2019 – June 28, 2019
- Arterial Ultrasound effective January 27, 2019 – March 8, 2019
- Arterial Ultrasound effective January 2, 2018 – January 26, 2019
Diagnostic Coronary Angiography
- Diagnostic Coronary Angiography effective June 11, 2018 – March 8, 2019
- Diagnostic Coronary Angiography effective January 2, 2018 – June 10, 2018
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention effective June 11, 2018 – March 8, 2019
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention effective January 2, 2018 – June 10, 2018