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93598 with 93505
Date: Dec 4, 2023
Question:
Can we report thermodilution code 93598 with 93594 and 93505 for a congenital heart biopsy case? I know we cannot report it with non-congenital heart codes 93451-93460; however, nowhere in the CPT Codebook says that it cannot be reported with 93505. Moreover, the CPT Codebook says to use 93598 in conjunction with 93593-93597. Now my question is, can it be reported separately with 93505 in congenital cases? Is thermodilution still considered part of 93505? I'm not talking about Fick cardiac output method.
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