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Solve Echocardiography Puzzle

Published on Tue Jul 30, 2024

Question: My cardiologist used transducers to obtain two-dimensional (2D) images of the heart structures through the patient’s chest wall. They evaluated the anatomy and function of all four heart chambers, valves, adjacent aorta, and wall of the heart. How should I report this? Maine Subscriber Answer: Report 93306 (Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with [...]
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