AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Update: Limited Echocardiography (May 2020)

May 2020 page 12 Coding Update: Limited Echocardiography In the September 2005 issue of CPT®Assistant, a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) addressed the reporting of code 93307, Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral or color Doppler echocardiography, versus code 93308, Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study. That FAQ is reproduced below in the context of presenting background for a revision to this outdated FAQ. 2005 Medicine FAQ Question: What is the difference between a complete transthoracic echocardiography described by code...

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