Reader Questions:
Include Dx Codes for These Conditions
Published on Tue Dec 08, 2020
Question: A patient had transthoracic echocardiography under MAC due to Down syndrome and autistic disorder. I have documentation for reporting 93303 for the procedure but am not sure of the correct anesthesia code and whether it needs a special modifier. What do you recommend? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: Procedure 93303 (Transthoracic echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete) crosses to anesthesia code [...]