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Learn Congenital TTE Rules

Published on Wed Feb 19, 2020

Question: Could you help me understand the rules for reporting codes TTE codes 93303 and 93304? Colorado Subscriber Answer: Codes 93303 (Transthoracic echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete) and 93304 (…follow-up or limited study) both describe transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for congenital anomalies. Cardiologists use TTE on children and young adults to obtain accurate anatomic definition of most congenital heart diseases. [...]
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