Users' questions

What is the primary CPT code for 93325?

What is the primary CPT code for 93325?

Transthoracic Echocardiography

Applicable CPT Code Description
93325 Doppler echocardiography color flow velocity mapping (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiography) (Add-on Code)

What is procedure code 71046?

Group 1

Code Description
71045 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, CHEST; SINGLE VIEW
71046 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, CHEST; 2 VIEWS
71047 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, CHEST; 3 VIEWS
71048 RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION, CHEST; 4 OR MORE VIEWS

What is a 58 modifier?

Guidelines and Instructions. Submit CPT modifier 58 to indicate that the performance of a procedure or service during the postoperative period was either: Planned prospectively at the time of the original procedure (staged); More extensive than the original procedure; or. For the therapy following a surgical procedure.

Can you use the code 93306 and 93320 together?

Any help out there would be greatly appreciated. We can now use the 93306, 93320, and 93325 together again. Here’s a copy of the article on ACC’s website: On April 1, 2009, the National Correct Coding Inititive (NCCI) removed its restriction on billing the echocardiography “add-on” codes (CPT 93320 and 93325) together.

What do CPT codes 93312 and 93314 mean?

• CPT codes 93312 and 93314 require image documentation and a written interpretation to satisfy the requirements of billing the service. These codes can be used to describe -intraoperative TEE procedures.

What is CPT code 93318 for echocardiography?

CPT code 93318 – Echocardiography, transesophageal (TEE) for monitoring purposes is used to describe intraoperative TEE that is performed to monitor the patient’s cardiovascular

What is the CPT code for probe placement?

In the hospital setting, the physician performing all elements of the service except probe placement reports CPT code 93314 with the -26 modifier attached. • CPT codes 93312 and 93314 require image documentation and a written interpretation to satisfy the requirements of billing the service.