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93971 vs 76882

Date: Oct 16, 2023

Question:

According to many articles in order to bill 93970/93971 "both color flow and spectral Doppler are needed" to be performed. The report does not flat out state they were:

"A venous duplex exam was performed. This showed occlusion of the left great saphenous vein from the saphenofemoral junction to the distal thigh. At this point, the vein becomes very small and does not reflux. The saphenofemoral junction and common femoral vein are patent with no clot extension. No reflux is seen at the junction."

Does reflux count clinically to support color flow and spectral?

Question ID : 19439
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