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93978 with every TEE?

Date: Oct 10, 2022

Question:

We have a physician who is questioning as to why we are not charging for code 93978, Duplex scan of aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vasculature, or bypass grafts; complete study. She said that the duplex is always done during a TEE. We do not see the documentation to support this in the report. Is it true that 93978 is always done with TEEs? What documentation would be necessary in order to report code 93978 with 93312, 93320, 93325? 

Question ID : 17814
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