AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 7 (July)

Myocardial Strain Imaging (93356) (July 2020)

July 2020 page 12 Myocardial Strain Imaging (93356) For the CPT 2020 code set, Category III code 0399T, Myocardial strain imaging (quantitative assessment of myocardial mechanics using image-based analysis of local myocardial dynamics) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), was revised and converted to a new Category I add-on code (93356). Two parenthetical notes were also added following new code 93356 to instruct users on the proper reporting of this code. This article provides an update regarding these changes. Echocardiography  93356Myocardial strain imaging using speckle tracking-derived assessment of myocardial mechanics (List separately in addition to codes...

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