CPT code 93313 refers to a medical test that involves using a camera attached to a tube to take pictures of the heart through the food pipe. CPT 93313 represents “Echocardiography, transesophageal, real-time with image documentation (2D) (with or without M-mode recording); placement of transesophageal probe only.”
Procedure Explanation:
This procedure is a special form of heart ultrasound where a flexible tube with a camera is gently inserted down a person’s throat into the esophagus to get clear images of the heart. The procedure includes placing the camera tube, but it does not include the actual taking of heart pictures or detailed recordings.
Common Names:
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Heart Camera Test via Esophagus
- Esophageal Echo
Relative Value Units (RVU):
The RVUs associated with this code are 0.26.
How This Procedure Appears:
- Operating Room Schedule Name: Heart Ultrasound Camera Placement
- Surgical Consent Form Name: Placement of Transesophageal Camera for Heart View
Typical Patients and Diagnoses:
This test is often done for patients who need a detailed examination of their heart valves or structure, such as those with heart murmur symptoms or heart valve disease. For example, it’s used to examine people who have experienced unusual heartbeats or to confirm findings from previous heart tests.
Associated ICD-10 Codes:
- I34.0: Mitral valve stenosis, which refers to a narrowing of the heart’s mitral valve.
- I35.0: Aortic valve stenosis, indicating the narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve.
- I42.0: Dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart’s pumping ability is decreased because its main pumping chamber is enlarged and weakened.
Summary
In summary, code 93313 describes the placement of a special camera through the esophagus to obtain clear heart images. Typical ICD-10 codes associated with 93313 include I34.0 (Mitral Valve Stenosis) and I35.0 (Aortic Valve Stenosis).
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