Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

COVERED SERVICES

According to a new bulletin from carrier Trailblazer, the diagnostic applications of TEE fall into these categories:

  • evaluation of valvular pathology, especially for ineffective endocardi-tis and valvular heart disease
  • detection of intracardiac sources of emboli, and intracardiac masses
  • congenital heart disease and intracardiac shunts
  • evaluation of left atrium and left atrial appendage prior to cardioversion
  • evaluation of cardiac function in the setting of ischemic coronary disease
  • evaluation of the thoracic aorta.