tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 32

Part B Coding Coach: Avoid Costly 93306 Mistakes to Correctly Code Echocardiography

Work with your clinical team to keep these assumptions from tanking your claim. How do I bill for the physician if the tech uses spectral Doppler but doesn’t record it? Does finding a defect always mean you should use a congenital echo code? These are common questions from coders who report echo cases. Read on to see if your answers to these questions are on target. 1. What If the Tech Doesn’t Record the Spectral Doppler? In some cases, a tech may use both color flow and spectral Doppler, but for some reason will fail to record...

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