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Would 93306 (complete echocardiogram) vs 93308 (limited ) be reported?
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I remember reading a long time ago that if the provider documented the measurements for the aorta that this was the only area where measurement's could be used to support billing a complete echocardiogram-I am unable to find anything in writing now and this question has come up-
The provider didn't make mention of the aorta in his findings to which this is one of the required areas for billing-Because we can see that it was done by the raw data listed below would we bill a complete vs a limited study since they all basically same the same thing from what I am seeing under that heading- See snip below-
Aorta
The aorta is normal in size in the visualized segments.
Aorta
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Name Value Normal
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Ascending Aorta
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Ao Root Diameter (MM) 3.9 cm
Ao Root Diam Index (MM) 1.5 cm/m2
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