AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 12 (December)
Medicine: Cardiovascular (Q&A) (December 2013)
December 2013 page 14d Medicine: Cardiovascular Question: Is it appropriate to append modifier 22, Increased Procedural Services, to the congenital echocardiogram codes (93303-93304, 93315-93317)? Answer: No. The congenital echocardiogram codes were developed to recognize the increased work of these procedures compared to standard echocardiogram procedures; therefore, the use of modifier 22 is not applicable. Medicine: Cardiovascular (Q&A) (December 2013). CPT® Assistant. 2013; December 2013 page 14d ...
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