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TEE with Color Flow

Date: Oct 6, 2021

Question:

The cardiologist performed a TEE, and his documentation states that he performed color flow, but there's no mention of spectral Doppler. Would you bill 93312-26 and 93325-26, or would you include 93321-26 for the documentation of the regurgitation and wall motion? Study details state: "A complete echo was performed using complete 2D and color flow Doppler. During the study the esophageal view was captured. The probe was inserted by the cardiologist. There was no probe insertion difficulty. Anesthesia performed sedation. Irregularly irregular rhythm was present during the study. The study was limited due to hypoxemia. LV is with normal systolic and diastolic function. The RV has normal size and function. Normal wall motion. LA has normal atrial appendage and no thrombus. Mitral valve is structurally normal, with normal leaf mobility and trace mitral valve regurgitation."

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