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Report TCOM Without ABI as Unlisted

Question: Please suggest an appropriate code for a transcutaneous oxygen measurement test when ankle/brachial indices are not done. Can we report this with code 93922 or is this procedure best reported with an unlisted code 93998? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: For the procedure being described, you can best report code 93998 (Unlisted noninvasive vascular diagnostic study). If your physician had performed ankle/brachial [...]
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