"Franklin W. West" wrote:

> To all:
>
> Comments are due January 8, 1999 regarding the proposed rule on the
> Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. In an attempt to
> substantiate joint SVT & SDMS comments (these being currently under
> development with Bill Sarraille), data on examination time would be very
> useful. Consequently, we request your participation in the following
> informal survey.
>
> All responses will be confidential and, if you request, I will provide a
> copy of our final comments.
>
> The first column is a request for average time of examination in minutes.
> NOTE: time of examination must include the time from which the patient
> enters the examination room until the room is ready for the next patient to
> enter (i.e., not just scan time but the time the room is used by the
> patients examination and related activities - cleaning, etc.). This time
> should represent an average (i.e., neither of the extremes). If you do not
> provide a given procedure, please enter "NA" (or leave blank).
>
> The next two columns include the pertinent CPT code and a brief description
> (refer to a CPT codebook for a complete description).
>
> Thank you in advance for your time and effort.
> ********************************************************
>
> Time (Minutes) CPT Description
>
> Diagnostic Ultrasound
>
> Chest
>
> 15_____ 76845 breast(s) (unilateral or bilateral)
>
> Abdomen & Retroperitoneum
>
> 20_____ 76700 abdominal, complete
>
> 15_____ 76705 limited (e.g., single organ, etc.)
>
> 15_____ 76700 retroperitoneal complete
>
> 15_____ 76775 limited
>
> Pelvis
>
> 30_____ 76805 complete maternal & fetal evaluation
>
> 45_____ 76810 complete maternal/fetal, multiple gestation,
> after the first trimester
>
> 20_____ 76815 limited (age, heart beat, position, etc.)
>
> 20_____ 76816 follow-up or repeat
>
> 100_____ 76818 fetal biophysical profile
>
> 30_____ 76830 transvaginal
>
> 15_____ 76856 non-obstetric pelvic, complete
>
> 15_____ 76857 limited or follow-up (e.g., for follicles)
>
> Genitalia
>
> 15____ 76872 transrectal
>
> Ultrasonic Guidance Procedures
>
> 120_____ 76930 pericardiocentesis
>
> 60_____ 76934 thoracentesis or abdominal paracentesis
>
> 120_____ 76936 compression repair of pseudo-aneurysm
> (includes diagnostic evaluation & compression)
>
> 60_____ 76938 cyst or renal pelvis aspiration
>
> 60_____ 76942 needle biopsy
>
> 30_____ 76946 amniocentesis
>
> Echocardiography
>
> 20_____ 93307 transthoracic 2D, complete
>
> *_____ 93308 follow-up or limited
>
> * _____ 93320 Doppler, complete
>
> 20_____ 93321 follow-up or limited
>
> 20 Whole thing_*____ 93325 color Doppler echocardiography
>
> 45_____ 93350 transthoracic echo at rest and with stress
>
> Vascular
>
> 30_____ 93880 complete extracranial duplex
>
> na_____ 93882 unilateral or limited
>
> na_____ 93922 single level physiologic (e.g., ABIs)
>
> 120_____ 93923 multiple level physiologic (eg, segmental BPs)
>
> 140_____ 93924 physiologic at rest and after treadmill
>
> 30_____ 93970 extremity venous duplex; complete
>
> 20_____ 93971 unilateral or limited
>
> na_____ 93975 duplex; abd. pelvic etc. organs; complete
>
> na_____ 93976 limited
>
> 20_____ 93978 duplex; aorta, IVC, iliac; complete
>
> na_____ 93979 unilateral or limited
>
> ***********************************************************************
> Franklin W. West
> Writing at 5:05:08 PM on 12/1/98
>
> PVI
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