Wiki TTE - Outpt Clarification

[rodriguezbthnyl]

Hello, First time poster here..

My cardiologist is reading/interpreting an outpatient hospital ECHO. The only codes I am coming up with is 93306/25 - is this correct? Even if he does not own the equipment, and it is being performed out of the office? Thanks in advance for any answers!

 

[Pam Warren]

The interpretation of the TTE is coded with the -26 modifier, not the -25. You use -25 only with an E&M, and the -26 designates the professional component (interpretation and report) for the diagnostic test. Make sure you have a written report to support the read. 93306-26 is with color doppler, and 93307 is without. 93308-26 is a limited or follow up TTE (unlikely, but check the documentation to make sure). Bill the POS 22, where the face-to-face took place.