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Congenital Echocardiograms

Date: Mar 11, 2025

Question:

Congenital TTE codes 93303 and 93304 are described as echocardiograms for "congenital cardiac anomalies". We know BAV and PFO are "simple" and exempt from these TTE codes.

Would a bovine arch, which is coded to Q25.49, be considered a cardiac anomaly? The best I can find is "variation" of the aorta, but it does have a congenital Q code. Would you consider 93303 or non-congenital TTE coding?

Question ID : 21934
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