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Complete vs. Follow-up Echocardiography (93306/93308)

Date: Feb 21, 2019

Question:

When a patient presents for a follow-up echo, but a complete echo is performed, would it be appropriate to bill code 93306? In our institution a limited study is scheduled, but the documentation ends up supporting a complete study.

Question ID : 12009
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