93922 Arterial study Medicare reimbursement rates in Minnesota

This noninvasive physiologic test evaluates arterial blood flow in an upper or lower extremity using pressure measurements and Doppler or plethysmographic waveforms. A common lower-extremity application is resting ankle-brachial index testing. Vascular laboratory staff or other trained personnel typically obtain the measurements in an outpatient office or hospital department; a qualified physician interprets the findings. The service is limited to one or two testing levels, or a single level assessed with a provocative maneuver.

Report the code for the documented limited study, not a more extensive multilevel examination or an exercise study. The record should identify the extremity tested, the measurement levels or maneuver, and the results and interpretation. The code is priced as bilateral, so modifier 50 does not increase payment. It has separately priced professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies interpretation, modifier TC identifies equipment and staff, and no component modifier represents the global service. When multiple cardiovascular diagnostic procedures are performed, the multiple-procedure reduction applies to this code’s technical component.