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Don't Miss Any Dobutamine Stress Test Codes

Published on Thu Feb 12, 2015

Question: Which codes should I use for a dobutamine stress echo with spectral and color flow Doppler? We perform the test in the office, and I want to be sure I’m capturing all possible codes. Maryland Subscriber Answer: For this test in the office, you should use these codes: 93351, Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, [...]
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