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Rob- Now I'm going to have to read the CPT manual again. Like I don't have enough to do today. BTW: You honor me by putting me in the same sentence as Ms P. If the MacDonald's analogy was hers, she did a good job of instilling it into my (our) subconscience. Steve On 10/13/05, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Don, > A few questions and comments for you and the group. I'm assuming when > people speak of "ABIs" they mean ABIs AND waveforms (Doppler or PVRs) from > the ankle levels; otherwise, no CPT code 93922 reimbusement. There is no CPT > code for "noninvasive physiologic studies of lower extremities, single > level, bilateral, etc." with exercise. The 93924 code for "noninvasive > physiologic studies at rest and following treadmill stress testing, etc > indicates that it should be a "complete bilateral study" . Have you or > anyone else ever been challenged by local Medicare carriers about this > short-cut, i.e. ABI's with treadmill testing? Is it OK to do this? > > Steve Knight- Your comment about Collegues out there who will ask why you > don't image in the first place.. Do you mean those collegues who have never > heard of ICAVL recommendations on lower extremities testing, or those that > don't need to bother with CMS and Medicare guidelines for reimbursement of > lower arterial exams? BTW, You didn't steal the MacDonalds analogy of > consistency from Ms. Jean Primozich did you? > Respectfully. > Rob Daigle > > > > > > To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: > http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.html