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Congenital vs Non Congenital Echo

Date: May 13, 2022

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If a congenital condition (i.e., ASD, PDA, etc.) has been surgically corrected, do we code a congenital or non-congenital echocardiogram for any follow-up visits? We are thinking a non-congenital echocardiogram if there are no residual issues being documented on the echo report. Also, if a congenital dx spontaneously closes (i.e., ASD, PDA, etc.), we them code as non-congenital echo, correct? Can you please clarify? 

Question ID : 16603
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