jdibble
True Blue
I have never done cardiology procedure coding and I am totally confusing myself! From the documentation I can gather, my cardiologist did the reading on a Stress Echo with spectral doppler and color doppler done inpatient at our hospital; another person is listed as the Sonographer. The stress portion is documented as Lexiscan nuclear stress with note stating that the nuclear images will be reported separately (I find no report on this in the patient's chart) and she is listed as the dictating doctor.
I am leaning towards codes:
93350, 93320, 93325, 93018 and not sure about 93352 as I am not sure who injected the agent and if that is what this code represents! And also not sure which codes would need modifier 26!
If someone could kindly clear up my confusion and tell me how to code for a physician who per documentation appears to only be reading (not supervising)a Nuclear Stress Echocardiogram with spectral doppler and color doppler performed in the hospital, I would be greatly appreciative!
Thanks!
I am leaning towards codes:
93350, 93320, 93325, 93018 and not sure about 93352 as I am not sure who injected the agent and if that is what this code represents! And also not sure which codes would need modifier 26!
If someone could kindly clear up my confusion and tell me how to code for a physician who per documentation appears to only be reading (not supervising)a Nuclear Stress Echocardiogram with spectral doppler and color doppler performed in the hospital, I would be greatly appreciative!
Thanks!