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Can we bill 93922 We have a testing device that uses pressure cuffs at the arm, ankle and toe with the method: oscillations in the cuff caused by pulsations of the patient's artery are recorded and converted to mmHG. Software algorithms determine systolic pressure values. The technician places blood pressure cuffs on the patient's arm and ankles and the machines provides the brachial and ankle pressure and ankle/brachial index and PVR waveforms. Does this meet the requirements to bill 93922. 93922 requires ankle/brachial indices at distal posterior tibial and anterior tibial/dorsalis pedis arteries. The machine we have cannot differentiate the 2 ankle pressures (distal posterior tibial and anterior tibial/dorsalis pedis arteries). We are not utilizing this machine as a screening tool. We have diagnoses acceptable for 93922.