A patient with history of a small aortic aneurysm needs to have a complete duplex scan of the aorta, inferior vena cava, and iliac vasculature. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?
Explanation
Answer: B - 93978 is the correct code for a complete duplex scan of aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vasculature, or bypass grafts.
Code 93975 is incorrect because this code is for a duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of abdominal, pelvic, scrotal contents and/or retroperitoneal organs. 93979 is the incorrect code for this procedure because this code is for a unilateral or limited study instead of a complete study. Code 93980 is incorrect because this code is for a duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of penile vessels.
