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TEE Congenital vs. TEE Noncongenital
Date: Dec 13, 2018
Question:
Patient had a congenital bicuspid aortic valve, which was corrected in 1994 with the replacement of a prosthetic aortic valve. The patient has been followed on a routine basis, but recently has dyspnea, therefore, a TEE was performed for dyspnea. Would you report a congenital TEE code (93315), or would you report a normal TEE code (93312) for both institutional and physician charges since the initial diagnosis was congenital, even though the surgery has corrected this congenital condition?
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