93307–Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral Doppler or color flow Doppler echocardiography 93308-follow-up or limited study + 93320 – Doppler echocardiography, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display.
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Limited Doppler, code +93321, is typically used with the Limited 2D code, 93308. • Note that codes +93320 and +93321 are “add-on codes” and cannot be reported separately. They may be reported in conjunction with 93308 and 93350, among others. • For stress echocardiography, whether exercise or pharmacologically induced, report CPT code 93350.
When the doctor performs a follow-up study of the heart at a later date, report code 93308. These follow-up studies usually focus on a specific area of the heart, rather than on the entire heart. Doppler imaging is based on an observation made by Christian Johann Doppler in 1842.
• CPT code 93308 represents the limited or follow up 2D echocardiography including M-mode recording when performed. • To report a color Doppler examination of the flow of blood through the heart’s chambers and valves, report CPT code +93325 in addition to some of the codes for 2D echocardiography.
• To report a color Doppler examination of the flow of blood through the heart’s chambers and valves, report CPT code +93325 in addition to some of the codes for 2D echocardiography. Note that code +93325 is an “add-on” code and cannot be reported separately.
While 2D echocardiography is essentially a “picture” of the heart, an M-mode echocardiogram is a “diagram” that shows how the positions of its structures change during the cardiac cycle. M-mode recordings allow in-vivo noninvasive measurement of cardiac dimensions and motion patterns of its structures.
CPT 93306 excludes transthoracic without spectral and color Doppler. Report the 93307 CPT code for a complete evaluation but without spectral or color flow Doppler and report 93308 CPT code for a follow-up or limited study. A complete echo is reported with CPT 93306 if no congenital issue is discovered.
However CPT Assistant states: "In the facility setting, CPT code 93350 is always used to report the performance and interpretation of a stress echocardiogram since the alternative stress echocardiography code 93351 is reportable only in the non-facility setting."
The exam may be performed with a Doppler pulsed wave examination (CPT 93320) and a Doppler color flow image (CPT 93325).
CPT code 93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography describes a complete transthoracic echo with Doppler and color flow.
C8929 is the contrast echo code that is analogous to 93306. In addition to C8929 (or other appropriate C-code), you should also report Q9950 for the supply of LUMASON itself. This code solely applies to LUMASON and Q9950 is reported per mL. There are 5 mL's in each Lumason vial.
Question: Can a stress echo (93350, 93351) and TTE be reported on the same date of service by a single physician? Answer: Transthoracic echocardiography (93303, 93304, 93306, 93307 or 93308) may be reported on the same date of service as a stress echo (93350 or 93351) for a different clinical circumstance.
If your physician is billing for an Echo, just a plain ole' Echo and he performs a complete echo as listed under 93306, then no, he should NOT be billing 93320/93325 in addition.
CPT® 93325, Under Echocardiography Procedures The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 93325 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Echocardiography Procedures.
CPT 93303 is for congenital transthoracic echo. CPT 93306 is for non congenital transthoracic echo.
The complete testing codes 93000, 93015, 93040 and 93224 may be billed by the same or different providers using the complete test code or respective component test codes, but each set is reimbursable only once per recipient, per day, any provider, per occurrence.
HCPCS code Q9957 for Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml as maintained by CMS falls under Contrast Agents/Diagnostic Imaging .
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This Billing and Coding Article provides billing and coding guidance for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33768 Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). Please refer to the LCD for reasonable and necessary requirements.
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Code 93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography describes a complete transthoracic echo with Doppler and color flow. The following documented information is needed to report a complete echo:
A limited transthoracic echocardiogram should be billed if the report does not evaluate or attempt to evaluate all of the structures listed above.
Color Doppler was also considered useful for evaluating severity of valve stenosis and valve regurgitation and evaluation of prosthetic valves. Color Doppler was also considered to be of some use in evaluating aortic diseases.
The Doppler technique uses reflections from moving red blood cells to characterize blood flow (Beers and Berkow, 1999; Gottdiener et al, 2004). Spectral Doppler echocardiography uses ultrasound to record the velocity, direction, and type of blood flow in the cardiovascular system.
The use of echocardiography for the evaluation of all patients with suspected pericardial disease was highly recommended by a 2003 task force of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).
Doppler imaging is based on an observation made by Christian Johann Doppler in 1842. The concept of the Doppler effect is easily explained with the analogy of waves in the ocean rather than with sound waves. Waves rolling into shore from the ocean move at a fairly constant rate.
By color coding blood cells based on the direction they travel, we can identify the presence and severity of valvular regurgitation illustrated by a contrasting jet of blood flowing in the wrong direction across a valve (a regurgitent jet). Color flow studies also allow clinicians to identify septal defects, areas of stenosis, and the presence of shunts.#N#A color flow study is a visual assessment of blood flowing through the heart. Unlike 2-D and Doppler studies, the color flow study does not produce numeric measurements. While the ICAEL standard references that “any regurgitation, shown in at least two imaging planes with color Doppler” should be documented, there are no reliable guidelines as to definitive documentation in the report to support the performance and interpretation of the color flow study. It is best to specifically document when a color flow study is performed and provides a brief summary of what is revealed: normal or abnormal.#N#Unlike the 2-D echocardiography and Doppler studies, there is only one code to report a color flow study: 93325 Doppler echocardiography color flow velocity mapping (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiography). There is no distinction between complete and limited color flow studies.