COVERED SERVICES
Published on Tue Aug 19, 2003
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.