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CPT® 93320, Under Echocardiography Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93320 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Echocardiography Procedures.

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The provider performs a complete Doppler echocardiography, which uses high–frequency sound waves to create a two–dimensional image of the heart, while the use of Doppler technology allows determination of the speed and direction of blood flow via spectral display. Pulsed wave alternates between transmission and reception of ultrasound while continuous wave refers to uninterrupted or simultaneous generation and reception of sound waves. 

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billing 93306 and 93015
Are these really two separate tests? Why aren't you doing a stress echo and billing with 93351? If doppler and color flow are documented, you could also add 93320/93321 and/or 93325.... [ Read More ]
92960 billed with 93312,93320,93325
I have a rejection stating that 92960 is global to primary procedure. I have read that 92960 does not need a modifier. When I run them through codify they all pass CCI edits? What am I doing wrong?... [ Read More ]
TEE Denials during cardiac surgery
We are receiving denials from UH, Fidelis and Wellcare for our cardiac anesthesia billing for the TEE’s. An example billing is as follows: 00562 93503 36556-59 36620 76937-26 93312-26-59 93320-26-59... [ Read More ]
Is 93356 billable from a professional component?
[QUOTE="Jim Pawloski, post: 492182, member: 67434"] If your billing for the doctor, you bill 93356-26, if for the hospital or clinic bill 93356-TC [/QUOTE] I don't see that TC/-26 are appropriate for ... [ Read More ]
stress echo coding
For the pro-fee portion of stress echoes, our clinics use 93351, 93352 if contrast is given, and then 93320, and 93325 when documented. CPT allows 93320 and 93325 to be reported in conjunction with 9... [ Read More ]
stress echo coding
Hi everyone. When coding the professional portion of stress echoes, what codes are you using. The question being a stress echo with exercise using definity contrast and one without using definity cont... [ Read More ]
Help please! Stress Echo
Our Dr. saw a pt for a nonstemi and the patient had a full echo (I bill pro fee). A few days later he did a "limited stress echo" to access low flow - low grade stenosis. I have never billed a "limite... [ Read More ]
Help please- Proper documentation for Stress Echo with 93325 and 93320 cardiology doppler echo
I code for a Cardiology practice that frequently performs Stress Echo's in the clinic. I bill 93351, but I am having trouble finding[B] [/B]guidelines on billing 93325 and 93320. Their reports do not ... [ Read More ]
TEE with Doppler Echo Coding Help 93312 93320
MD coding 93312-26, [B]93320-26[/B], 93325-26. I'm having trouble with the 93320 as documentation only states[U][I] Color Flow and Doppler studies.[/I][/U] Would documentation have to specifically sta... [ Read More ]
Modifiers
[QUOTE="lizcon98, post: 473631, member: 594496"] I work with Pedi Cardiology, when billing a reading of an EKG 93010 with echo 93303,93325&93320 on dame DOS so we need to add modifier 59 in the 93010?... [ Read More ]
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