AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 10 (October)

Medicine: Echocardiography (Q&A) (October 2012)

October 2012 page 15b Medicine: Echocardiography Question: A patient has a chronic atrial lead in place that is no longer functioning and must be removed and a new lead placed. A transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe is placed prior to laser extraction of the lead to ensure there is no pericardial fluid that would indicate a perforation. How would the physician report the TEE probe placement and limited evaluation How would the laser atrial lead extraction be reported Answer: Because there is no specific CPT code for a limited transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) study, code 93312, Echocardiography, transesophageal, real-time with image...

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