AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 3 (March)
Anesthesia (March 2006)
March 2006 page 15a Anesthesia, 00100, 01999 (Q&A) Question Is transesophageal echocardiography included in basic anesthesia administration services? AMA Comment The placement of invasive forms of monitoring (such as intra-arterial lines, central venous lines, and pulmonary artery catheters) and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures (placement of the TEE probe and/or acquisition and interpretation of the data obtained) are not included in basic anesthesia administration services represented by CPT codes 00100-01999. When these procedures are performed, they should be reported separately according to standard CPT coding guidelines applicable to the given code and the respective CPT section in which they...
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