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Medical Coding

Category - Radiology

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A pregnant woman needs to have a fetal echocardiogram performed. This will be done in real time with image documentation (2D) with M-mode recording. What is the correct code for this procedure?
  1. 76820
  2. 76825
  3. 76826
  4. 76827
Explanation
Answer: B - 76825 is the correct code for fetal echocardiography in real time with image documentation (2D) with M-mode recording.

Code 76820 is incorrect because this code is for fetal Doppler velocimetry. Code 76826 is incorrect because this code is for a follow-up or repeat fetal echocardiogram and code 76827 is incorrect because this code is for fetal Doppler echocardiography with pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display.
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