CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 30, 2023

A patient is admitted to the cardiology service and undergoes an echocardiogram. On hospital day 2 cardiologist A interprets the echocardiogram and completes the procedure report. On hospital day 3, cardiologist B (in the same group/same specialty as cardiologist A) sees the patient independently reads and interprets the echocardiogram as part of their E/M service. Can we give Cardiologist B credit for the independent interpretation under the Amount/Complexity of Data to be Reviewed and Analyzed in the Medical Decision Making (MDM) table?

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