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Incomplete treadmill test, CPT® 93015
If a treadmill test has to be stopped prematurely, do you need to append modifier 53 to 93015?
re: Incomplete treadmill test, CPT® 93015
What do you mean prematurely?
re: Incomplete treadmill test, CPT® 93015
The test was stopped after 2 minutes due to negligible endurance. The report was documented stating that the test is indeterminate. I feel like this is still a complete test, but am not sure.
re: Incomplete treadmill test, CPT® 93015
If you had the medical necessity to do the test and the physician stopped the test due to patient endurance, I would code the symptoms.
re: Incomplete treadmill test, CPT® 93015
I appreciate your help and thank you for responding so quickly!