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ABI is Non Compressible
Question:
How would this be coded? 93922/52 or 93998?
Impression:
1. The ABI is falsely elevated bilaterally.
2. The TBI is abnormal bilaterally.
RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY:Ankle pressures are falsely elevated. The ankle/brachial index is non compressible. The digital index is 0.55. Doppler waveforms are multiphasic in the dorsalis pedis artery and posterior tibial artery.
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY:Ankle pressures are falsely elevated. The ankle/brachial index is non compressible. The digital index is NC. Doppler waveforms are multiphasic in the posterior tibial artery and dorsalis pedis artery.
RIGHT LEG
Brachial---156 mmHg
Ankle (PT)--->254 mmHg (NC)
Ankle (DP)--->254 mmHg (NC)
Digit---86 mmHg (0.55)
LEFT LEG
Brachial---140 mmHg
Ankle (PT)--->254 mmHg (NC)
Ankle (DP)---206 mmHg (1.32)
Digit--->254 mmHg (NC)
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