laurap
Networker
Can someone please help me? I am new to cardiology coding and I just want to make sure I am sending our claims out correctly.
*Is this the correct way to code the following for 2009?
Complete Echo
Office - 93306
Hospital - 93306 w/ modifier 26
Follow-Up or Limited Echo
Office - 93308
+ 93321 (If Spectral Doppler was used)
+ 93325 (If Color Flow Doppler was used)
Hospital - 93308 w/ modifier 26
+ 93321 (If Spectral Doppler was used)
+ 93325 (If Color Flow Doppler was used)
* In this case do 93321 and 93325 require a modifier 26 also?
Stress Echo
Office - 93351
+ 93352 (When contrast agent is used)
+ Applicable Drug Code (When contrast agent is used)
Hospital - 93350 w/ modifier 26
+ 93016
+ 93018
* In this case if a contrast agent is used, but supplied by the hospital should I bill 93352 also?
Plus, the following should be coded the same as in 2008:
Stress Test Alone
TEE
Adenoscan
Nuclear Stress Test
Exercise Tolerance Test
Please let me know the answers to the questions above. Thank you.
Laura L. Porter, CPC
Jamestown Area Medical Associates
15 South Main Street
Suite 300
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 488-1877 ext 2006
*Is this the correct way to code the following for 2009?
Complete Echo
Office - 93306
Hospital - 93306 w/ modifier 26
Follow-Up or Limited Echo
Office - 93308
+ 93321 (If Spectral Doppler was used)
+ 93325 (If Color Flow Doppler was used)
Hospital - 93308 w/ modifier 26
+ 93321 (If Spectral Doppler was used)
+ 93325 (If Color Flow Doppler was used)
* In this case do 93321 and 93325 require a modifier 26 also?
Stress Echo
Office - 93351
+ 93352 (When contrast agent is used)
+ Applicable Drug Code (When contrast agent is used)
Hospital - 93350 w/ modifier 26
+ 93016
+ 93018
* In this case if a contrast agent is used, but supplied by the hospital should I bill 93352 also?
Plus, the following should be coded the same as in 2008:
Stress Test Alone
TEE
Adenoscan
Nuclear Stress Test
Exercise Tolerance Test
Please let me know the answers to the questions above. Thank you.
Laura L. Porter, CPC
Jamestown Area Medical Associates
15 South Main Street
Suite 300
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 488-1877 ext 2006