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Know Whether Cardiologist Performed Complete Cardiac Stress Test or Just Component to Safeguard Your Claims

Published on Tue Oct 20, 2020

Hint: Never report 93350 together with 93015. When your cardiologist performs a cardiac stress test using a submaximal or maximal treadmill, pharmacological stressor, or an exercise bike, you must check the medical documentation carefully for important details like which components of the cardiac stress test your cardiologist performed. Additionally, if your cardiologist performed a stress echo with a stress test, [...]
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