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CPT® 93321, Under Echocardiography Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93321 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Echocardiography Procedures.

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The provider performs Doppler echocardiography using pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with a spectral display for a follow–up or limited study. The ultrasound involves the continuous generation of ultrasound waves coupled with continuous ultrasound reception. The continuous wave Doppler uses continuous transmission and reception of ultrasound waves to accurately measure the highest blood velocity. The spectral display shows a graphic representation of the velocity and direction of blood flow. This is an add–on code for limited or follow–up study.

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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 ]
Help please! Stress Echo
I've never had a provider bill a limited stress echo, only a limited echo, but I'll give this a shot. I'm thinking 93351-52, 93321-26 (if documented and done), 93325-26 (again, if documented and done... [ Read More ]
Congenital Echo Guidance
My physicians are looking to begin billing a congenital echo (93303, 93325, 93321) instead of a complete echo (93306) using the dx code Q24.8 for a left ventricular intracavitary band. Is this approp... [ Read More ]
complete Echo with doppler
If you read the description for a complete echo in the CPT book, it includes both spectral and color flow Doppler. It would never be appropriate to report 93321 separately with 93306.... [ Read More ]
complete Echo with doppler
Hi, for a Complete Echo 93306, the description says it includes the Doppler/color flow, it has a warning CCI that comes up with the 93321 that you can bypass with a modifier if documentation supports.... [ Read More ]
93306 181 Denials (inappropriate code)
[QUOTE="ellis3350, post: 452994, member: 217994"]If an echo is being done within 6 months and nothing new is found, you may want to look at 93308 with possibly adding 93321 and 93325.[/QUOTE] Thank... [ Read More ]
93306 181 Denials (inappropriate code)
[b]follow up echo[/b] If an echo is being done within 6 months and nothing new is found, you may want to look at 93308 with possibly adding 93321 and 93325.... [ Read More ]
Echo with Doppler & color flow
[b]Color flow[/b] I asked our physician and he said color flow is included in the doppler study. The color flow is part of the doppler study that studies the direction of the flow, red means flow is ... [ Read More ]
Echo with Doppler & color flow
What specific documentation is required to bill for the PW/CW Doppler and color flow Doppler ( 93306 or +93321, +93325)? Sometimes the providers say "93306" in the Procedure performed, but they don't... [ Read More ]
echo
[b]Echo[/b] For complete echo reading and interpretation, we just bill 93306-26. For limited echo reading and interpretation, we will 93308-26, 93321-26, 93325-26.... [ Read More ]
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