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CPT code 93306 is for a complete transthoracic echocardiography study, including 2D imaging, M-mode recording, spectral Doppler echocardiography, and color flow Doppler echocardiography. For studies without spectral and color Doppler, use CPT 93307 instead.
CPT® criteria explain: … a complete transthoracic echocardiogram requires 2-dimensional and, when performed, selected M-mode examination of the left and right atria, left and right ventricles, the aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves, the pericardium and adjacent portions of the aorta.
Here are the guidelines for determining when to use CPT codes 93306, 93307, and 93308: 93306: Complete transthoracic echocardiogram (including M-mode recording, 2D imaging, and spectral Doppler). 93307: Follow-up or limited transthoracic echocardiogram (including M-mode recording, 2D imaging, and spectral Doppler).
For example, a CPT code for echocardiogram consists of 5-digit numeric codes, which doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers use to reference services performed. In general, there are close to 7,800 CPT codes, with numbers ranging from 00100 to 99499.
93306 CPT code can be billed for echocardiography procedures. Transducers affixed to the chest wall can generate two-dimensional (2D) images of the heart’s architecture. This CPT code investigates the structural integrity of the four heart chambers and how they interact.
The provider uses transducers to obtain a two–dimensional (2D) echocardiogram of the heart structures through the chest wall. This study includes visualization of heart chambers, valves, blood flow, and cardiac activity.
The official description of CPT code 93306 is: ‘Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography.