CPT^® 93924, Under Non-Invasive Extremity Arterial Studies (Including Digits)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 93924 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Non-Invasive Extremity Arterial Studies (Including Digits).

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The provider assesses blood flow in the arteries of the legs before and after exercise using various techniques, such as bidirectional Doppler waveform analysis, or volume plethysmography, and measurement of ankle brachial indices. He monitors symptoms and exercise tolerance. Providers use plethysmography to diagnose deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, and arterial occlusive disease.

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provocative functional maneuvers

From To report code 93923 for physiologic study of the bilateral LEs, the test, per the code description, must meet the following: •Report an ankle-brachial index for each LE at the dorsalis pedis a... [ Read More ]

ABI is Negative

The doctor had a new ABI machine. The codes 93922-93924 are for diagnoses with circulatory complications, artherosclerosises, aneurysm of lower extremity, and peripheral vascular disease. What if th... [ Read More ]

How to bill 93922, 93923, 93924

Can someone please explain these codes and how to bill them 93922, 93923, 93924. Can you tell me if any modifiers should be attached and why. We are going to start doing these tests so would like to... [ Read More ]

Endogram

We use the test 93924 and I am not sure how to code the results ... the result I have now states "Good Endothelial function with score of 3.02" but how would I know what to code it they do not have go... [ Read More ]

ankle brachial test

How can we decde the levels ? Is there a specifc number of arteries we need to check for deciding the level. [QUOTE="cmcgarry, post: 114592, member: 18195"]Per the August 2009 CPT Assistant: Codes 93... [ Read More ]

mutually exclusive

I need some help regarding 3 codes 93924 93925 93926 they are always scheduled on same day (all 3 or combination of 2) and not always get paid-I need help understanding the MU edits better ive read ... [ Read More ]

Noninvasive Study at rest and treadmill stress lower extremity?

Cardiology department is charging 93924 and 93017 during a Noninvasive Physiologic Study of Lower extremity rest and treadmill stress test. I do not normally review Non Invasive procedures so I am qu... [ Read More ]

Noninvasive Physiologic study of Lower extremities at rest and treadmill stress?

ABI coding

Look to CPT code 93924. This is what we use in our clinic.... [ Read More ]

Supporting Dx for 93923

Per Medicare LCD for 93923 the only diagnosis codes supporting this cpt are: LCD L27355 Group 3 Paragraph: Extremity Arterial Evaluation (93922, 93923, 93924, 93925, 93926, 93930 and 93931): Use IC... [ Read More ]

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