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Documentation of bubble study

Date: Oct 10, 2022

Question:

Would this documentation be considered sufficient to report code 93308 for a bubble study completed during a right heart cath? "Echo with agitated saline showed no bubbles in the left atrium or left ventricle. Limited quality windows, but no obvious right-to-left shunt."

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