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Explore Transthoracic Echocardiography and Separately Billable Modalities

Published on Wed Feb 05, 2025

Pocket these tips for billing echocardiography services. Echocardiography (“echo”) is a procedure that uses high-frequency ultrasound waves to create an image of the heart’s structures and function. The primary focus of pediatric echocardiography is the detection of congenital heart defects, evaluation of the basis of cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and detection of acquired heart diseases. Echocardiography may also be used [...]
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