93306 or 93308 Echo

[ermastiles]

documents LT&RT atrium LT&RT ventricle Aortic Mitral and Tricuspid valves pericardium ,great vessels are normal question is the great vessels part of the aorta ? would we coded this as a 93306 or 93308

 

[nickelclaw]

The large arteries and veins directly connected with the heart are termed the great vessels, consisting of the inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, and root of the aorta. per page 791 CPT this is included in the complete.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK547680/#:~:text=The%20large%20arteries%20and%20veins,and%20root%20of%20the%20aorta.

93308 is for follow up or not complete and 93306 is complete