tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 8

Reader Question: Use 93307 With Portable ECG Machine

Question: How should we report using a portable echocardiograph machine?Utah Subscriber Answer: Billing for a portable echocardiograph machine depends on whether images are printed. Carriers will not pay if images are not printed, such as when the physician views the images on a screen. Because many of these portable echocardiograph machines cannot print images, additional software may be required. If the physician performs the service using a device that can print images, you should report a limited echocardiogram by billing 93307 (Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation [2D] with or without M-mode recording; complete) or 93308 ( follow-up...

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