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Color Flow Documentation on Echo

Date: Aug 7, 2014

Question:

I am being told that if the doctor dictates findings such as "left to right atrial shunt" or a "valve insufficiency" that this supports reporting code 93325 and that they do not need to dictate the technique used. My understanding is that color flow is a visual assessment, so you would need to note those findings were by color flow.

Question ID : 5925
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