Couple of questions for you before I can help.
Are you billing the ASA codes or the procedure codes?
Did your Anesthesiologist do the sedation while someone else did the TEE?
The TEE codes didn't change but the ASA code did.
I found the information in my AMA CPT Professional book,
in the Anesthesia section under Upper Abdominal. I believe we use to use 00740 which has been deleted according to the notes at the bottom of the section. I believe they are suggesting to use 00731.
I have no idea why they deleted the code but they did. We always used the 00740.
I don't know what tool you use for the crossover codes but if it was electronic it should have told you.
I will never give up my paper
coding books because they have so much more information and if you are like me i need confirmation that I am doing it correctly.
I hope this helps.
Remember this is just my opinion so check it out for yourself.
Good Luck,
Davieda Skobel CLPN, CPC
Columbus, Ohio