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93318 reduced service?

Date: Jul 30, 2019

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I am asking for further clarification regarding your recent response to question ID# 12673. For the billing cardiologist who only provides a pre and post report for TEE for CABG and does not state probe placement occurred per the CPT descriptor, would it be appropriate to bill 93318-52? Or should 93312 be used instead?

Question ID : 12869
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