A cardiologist uses the hospital's equipment for a cardiac stress test as he doesn't own equipment for the test. He supervises the test and provides the interpretation and report of the test. What…

The correct answer is A. 93016, 93018. Procedure: Cardiac stress test performed using hospital's equipment with the cardiologist providing supervision, interpretation, and report. 93016: This code is for supervision only without provision of the equipment. 93018: This code is for interpretation and report only. Code…

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Question

A cardiologist uses the hospital's equipment for a cardiac stress test as he doesn't own equipment for the test. He supervises the test and provides the interpretation and report of the test. What CPT® codes are reported?

Options

A93016, 93018
B93015, 93018
C93015, 93016
D93016, 93017, 93018

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(51 responses)

A
76% (39)
B
12% (6)
C
8% (4)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

Procedure: Cardiac stress test performed using hospital's equipment with the cardiologist providing supervision, interpretation, and report. 93016: This code is for supervision only without provision of the equipment. 93018: This code is for interpretation and report only. Code Selection Justification: Since the cardiologist does not own the equipment, codes 93016 and 93018 correctly represent the supervision, interpretation, and report of the test.

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