Stress Coding
2008 - 93350 states to use the appropriate stress testing code from the 93015-93018 series. 2009 now states to use 93016-93018, do you use all three codes or one or the other? 93015 really seems like...
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Not sure what was done but here's the rule for reporting 93350 The appropriate stress testing code from the 93015-93018 should be reported in addition to 93350 to capture the stress portion of the...
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I know the original post was a while ago, but I am confused on the stress test. I code for approx 10 physicians, two of which are IM docs. Our doctors do not do anything with the echo portion. We have...
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In order to answer your question we need some questions answered first: Who owns the equipment? What place of service are you using? Are they doing an stress test or interpreting a stress as part of a...
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I just want to reply to Karen's response as well. The key to billing is in the place of service/who owns the equipment. In Karen's examples, this would be correct for a facility setting. In 2009, the...
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