Veterans Desk · Florida 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Independent & Veteran-Built
Veterans Desk · Florida 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Independent & Veteran-Built
Welcome to Veterans Desk, your trusted resource for helping healthcare providers serve our nation’s veterans. This guide is designed for interventional cardiologists, cardiac cath lab teams, and diagnostic cardiac facilities who provide procedures such as coronary angiography, PCI, and the evaluation of structural or ischemic heart disease. If your facility is equipped to offer cardiac catheterization services, this guide outlines everything you need to join the VA Community Care Network (CCN).
Ensure you meet the eligibility standards:
Submit the following:
Choose the correct regional CCN portal:
VA requires training for hospital-based and specialty care providers:
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among U.S. veterans. From combat-related stress to lifestyle risk factors, veterans are highly vulnerable to cardiovascular disease. Timely access to elective and emergent cardiac catheterization procedures—including PCI and stenting—can prevent long-term cardiac damage and save lives.
As a cath lab provider, your services support:
Provide PCI, angioplasty, stenting, and diagnostic imaging under VA authorization.
Serve veterans in both emergent and outpatient care settings.
Receive competitive payment rates for both professional and facility-based services.
Coordinate with VA and community-based hospitals to ensure seamless transitions and follow-up.
Enable VA patients to receive long-term management by non-VA cardiologists when appropriate.
Help veteran families navigate one of the most complex healthcare and service systems their children will encounter — with your expertise as the guide.
Yes. Both elective and urgent cardiac catheterization procedures are covered when authorized or when performed under emergent circumstances.
Yes. Facilities and physicians may bill separately when using distinct NPIs and submitting appropriate claims documentation.
Yes. Follow-up care after PCI, angiography, or stenting is typically covered under the veteran’s care plan.
Yes. If your facility offers 24/7 access, be sure to indicate this during enrollment, as it increases your referral eligibility.
Licensed Cardiac Catheterization Lab (Cath Lab) Providers can begin the enrollment process in the VA Community Care Network through Optum (Regions 1–3) or TriWest (Regions 4–5). Veterans Desk provides education. The VA’s administrators handle enrollment.
