CPT 93880: Bilateral Carotid Duplex Billing, Medical Necessity, and Denial Prevention

What CPT 93880 Covers and What Makes a Study Complete and Billable

CPT code 93880 is the code for a duplex scan of the extracranial arteries, complete bilateral study. The procedure evaluates blood flow in the common, internal, and external carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries on both sides of the neck.

It combines B-mode imaging with Doppler ultrasound to detect stenosis, plaque, and stroke risk. CPT 93880 is inherently bilateral. Don’t append Modifier 50, RT, or LT to this code. When the study covers only one side or stays limited in scope, use CPT 93882 instead.

The AMA CPT descriptor for 93880 is “Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study.” The word “complete” carries the billing weight. A study that evaluates one side, skips a vessel segment, or lacks a Doppler waveform interpretation doesn’t qualify. Payers downcode those claims to 93882 or deny them.

A complete bilateral study means four components on each side: B-mode gray-scale imaging of the vessel walls, pulsed-wave Doppler spectral analysis, color flow velocity mapping, and a recorded waveform. The interpretation must document peak systolic velocity, end-diastolic velocity, and the presence or absence of plaque at each segment.

Cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and neurologists who order this study need the billing package built right before the ERA comes back with a denial. Practices billing cpt code 93880 at volume need a modifier validation step and a medical necessity check on every claim before submission.

One O Seven RCM, one of Texas’s most trusted full-service billing and credentialing companies, validates the modifier and documentation package on every 93880 claim before it leaves the queue. For vascular labs and cardiology practices, cardiology billing and modifier audit sits in the pre-submission workflow from week one.

CPT 93880 sits within the Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies range of the CPT manual. For the full procedural code set covering vascular studies, echocardiography, and cardiac monitoring, see One O Seven’s cardiology CPT codes billing guide.

CPT 93880 vs CPT 93882: The Complete-vs-Limited Billing Decision

CPT 93882 is the companion code for “Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; unilateral or limited study.” The billing decision between cpt code 93880 and 93882 comes down to one question: did the physician document a complete evaluation of both carotid systems? If yes, bill 93880. If the study covered one side or specific segments, bill 93882.

Source: AMA CPT 2026. 2026 Medicare rate from the CMS PFS non-facility setting. NCCI PTP edit from the CMS NCCI quarterly file (July 2026 effective date).

Post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance is where billing coordinators most often overbill 93880. After a CEA, the follow-up duplex study examines the surgical site and the patency of the reconstruction. That’s a limited, site-specific evaluation. Bill 93882, not 93880. Billing 93880 for routine post-CEA surveillance without documentation of a complete bilateral evaluation draws a downcoding denial from most commercial payers.

Use 93880 when the order specifies bilateral evaluation and the report documents all required components on both sides. Use 93882 when the physician examined one carotid system, whether the patient couldn’t tolerate repositioning, the other side was surgically absent, or the indication was unilateral. Document the reason for the limitation.

The billing codes for bilateral carotid ultrasound (93880) and unilateral carotid Doppler (93882) are distinct CPT codes with different reimbursement rates and different documentation requirements. Submitting 93880 for a limited study draws a CO-16 documentation denial and possible downcoding.

CPT 93880 and 93882 can’t go on the same date of service without Modifier 59 or an X-subset (XE, XP, XS, XU) that shows a distinct anatomical evaluation or a separate encounter. Billing both without a modifier triggers an automatic denial on the lower-valued code under the NCCI PTP edit.

2026 Medicare and Commercial Reimbursement Rates for CPT 93880

What Medicare pays for cpt code 93880 depends on where you perform the study. In a physician office or independent vascular lab, Medicare pays the physician at the non-facility rate, which covers the equipment and the interpretation. In a hospital outpatient department, the physician collects a facility rate while the hospital bills the technical component on its own claim.

Source: CMS PFS Relative Value Files (RVU26A), 2026. National averages; verify locality-specific rates with the CMS Physician Fee Schedule lookup.

These are national averages. Geographic Practice Cost Index adjustments shift payments by more than 20% between rural and urban areas. A vascular lab in New York City collects more than one in rural Arkansas for the same 93880 claim. Verify the allowed amount for your locality with the CMS Physician Fee Schedule lookup tool.

The 2026 conversion factors split by APM status. Providers in Qualifying APM arrangements use $33.5675 per RVU. Non-APM providers use $33.4009 per RVU. The factor that applies sets the exact dollar math behind every 93880 claim. The CMS CY 2026 PFS Final Rule (CMS-1832-F) confirmed both figures effective January 1, 2026.

Commercial payer rates for CPT 93880 run 10% to 30% above Medicare. Under federal price transparency data, published commercial rates include BCBS near $225, UnitedHealthcare near $273, Aetna near $267, and Cigna near $320. These are national averages and shift by market and individual provider contract.

Independent vascular labs billing 93880 in a non-facility setting (POS 11) collect the higher rate. Hospital-employed physicians performing the same study in an outpatient department (POS 22) collect the facility rate. Private cardiology and vascular surgery groups that control the billing setting keep more revenue per encounter.

For vascular labs and cardiology private practices building the billing structure around non-facility 93880 claims, One O Seven’s cardiology private practice billing rates team maps the POS logic, fee schedule alignment, and payer contract comparison before the first claim goes out.

Medicare LCD Coverage Criteria: Medical Necessity, Frequency, and Credentialing

Medicare coverage for cpt code 93880 runs through Local Coverage Determinations that vary by MAC jurisdiction. Two primary articles and their associated LCDs apply, depending on which MAC processes your claims. The article Google cites in its AI Overview for 93880 billing queries is CMS A52992, which applies in Novitas-administered jurisdictions.

Which LCD Governs CPT 93880 in Your MAC Jurisdiction

Two primary LCD pairs govern 93880. In Novitas jurisdictions, LCD L35397 (Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies) pairs with billing and coding article A52992. That’s the LCD cited in Google’s AI Overview and Bing Copilot for 93880 queries. In First Coast jurisdictions (Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands), LCD L33695 pairs with article A57670.

Both LCDs govern the same CPT codes, 93880 and 93882, with jurisdiction-specific covered indication lists and documentation requirements. The CMS billing and coding article A52992 gives the national framework. Confirm your MAC’s current LCD before you submit. For the associated Novitas determination, see the LCD L35397 coverage determination.

CPT 93880 is medically necessary only when the outcome will change clinical management, and only when all three conditions apply: the patient shows significant signs or symptoms of ischemia, the study information is necessary for appropriate medical or surgical management, and the test doesn’t repeat other required diagnostic procedures already performed.

Miss any one of the three, and the study fails the necessity test even when the scan itself was reasonable.

Per the Novitas LCD, 93880 covers several scenarios. These include initial evaluation of an asymptomatic or symptomatic carotid bruit, known carotid stenosis under surveillance, and recent stroke within six months to determine the cause.

Coverage also extends to focal cerebral or ocular transient ischemic symptoms including amaurosis fugax, syncope that suggests a vertebrobasilar or bilateral carotid cause, subclavian steal syndrome, blunt neck trauma or carotid injury, post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance, and pre-operative evaluation before major cardiovascular surgery when the chart documents systemic atherosclerosis.

The LCD also names what doesn’t qualify. Routine screening in asymptomatic adults without a clinical indication isn’t covered. Dizziness alone isn’t a covered indication unless the presentation has TIA-like features and the physician has excluded other common causes. Syncope needs documentation that other causes were ruled out before the LCD supports 93880.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force gives routine carotid screening in asymptomatic adults a Grade D recommendation, meaning the harms outweigh the benefits for general population screening. The USPSTF carotid artery screening recommendation holds the full evidence review. Medicare follows this guidance when it evaluates screening-intent claims.

How Often Can You Bill CPT 93880: Frequency Limitations by Stenosis Severity

MAC LCD guidance sets frequency expectations for 93880 by documented stenosis severity. For known carotid stenosis of 30% to 50% diameter reduction, the LCD supports annual monitoring. For stenosis greater than 50%, monitoring every six months is typically supported.

For stenosis below 30%, the LCD doesn’t support ongoing monitoring as medically necessary. Billing 93880 more often than these intervals needs documented clinical change, new symptoms, disease progression, or a change in the management decision, to avoid a CO-50 medical necessity denial.

The LCD states it’s “generally not expected that these services would be performed more than once in a year, excluding inpatient hospital and emergency room settings.” Practices billing 93880 more than once a year for the same patient need explicit clinical justification in the chart before submission.

Credentialing and Accreditation Requirements for Vascular Labs Billing 93880

Medicare coverage of 93880 can require the performing lab to hold recognized accreditation. Accepted technologist credentials include ARDMS (RVT), CCI (RVS), and ARRT (VS). Accepted lab accreditation bodies include the IAC Vascular Testing program, the ACR Vascular Ultrasound program, and ICAVL. Some MAC LCDs name which body applies in their jurisdiction.

Verify your MAC’s current requirements before you bill, since an accreditation gap creates coverage denial exposure that coding corrections alone can’t fix.

When an attempt at 93880 produces an uninterpretable study and the physician then performs a different study type, bill only the successful study. Don’t submit 93880 for the failed attempt alongside a different code for the replacement. This rule sits in CMS article A52992 and appears in Google’s AI Overview for 93880 queries.

Starting in 2026, CMS made permanent a direct supervision definition that lets the supervising clinician attend by real-time audio and video, not audio only, for diagnostic tests under 42 CFR 410.32. Vascular labs running multi-site sonographer schedules can now meet the direct supervision requirement for 93880 with a remote physician on video in some cases.

ICD-10 Codes That Support Medical Necessity for CPT 93880

The ICD-10 code you submit with cpt code 93880 decides whether the claim pays or denies before a human reviewer ever sees it. Payer adjudication systems cross-reference the diagnosis against the MAC LCD’s covered list on their own. A diagnosis that isn’t on that list fires a denial, whether or not the study was clinically appropriate.

Source: CMS Medicare Coverage Database articles A52992 and A57670. ICD-10-CM 2026. MAC LCD L35397 (Novitas) and L33695 (First Coast). Code to the highest level of specificity per CMS guidance.

Some ICD-10 codes get submitted with 93880 often but aren’t on the LCD covered list, so they fire automatic denials. Common denial-triggering diagnoses include headache (R51.9), cervicalgia (M54.2), dizziness (R42, unless it’s TIA-like with other causes ruled out), and routine screening in asymptomatic adults. These codes draw a CO-50 medical necessity denial.

When the ICD-10 submitted with 93880 isn’t on the MAC LCD’s covered list, the payer fires a CO-50 medical necessity denial before a human reviewer sees the claim. Preventing CO-50 on 93880 starts with confirming the diagnosis against the MAC LCD before submission.

CMS guidance puts the burden on you to select ICD-10 codes to the highest level of specificity for the service date. For carotid stenosis, that means I65.21 (right), I65.22 (left), or I65.23 (bilateral) when the chart documents the side, not I65.29 (unspecified).

Modifier Rules for CPT 93880: Professional, Technical, and Global Billing

Radiologists who interpret carotid duplex studies at a facility that owns the equipment add Modifier 26. Vascular labs that perform and interpret their own studies bill 93880 globally, with no modifier. Getting this split wrong costs your practice the difference between collecting $189.05 and collecting $55. The decision comes down to one question: who owns the equipment?

CPT code 93880 is inherently bilateral, and that fact drives the next rule. CMS and the major commercial payers treat it as bilateral by design.

Which Modifiers Are Prohibited on CPT 93880

You can’t append Modifier 50, Modifier RT, or Modifier LT to this code. Append any of them to a 93880 claim, and most payer clearinghouses reject it before adjudication. The code already means both sides. A laterality modifier creates an internal contradiction the adjudication system can’t resolve.

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative. AMA CPT 2026. Modifier prohibitions per CMS non-invasive vascular study billing guidance.

When to Use Modifier 26 and Modifier TC on CPT 93880

When the physician interprets a carotid duplex study at a hospital or imaging center that owns the equipment, Modifier 26 goes on the claim. Medicare pays roughly $55 to $70 for the professional component. The technical component (Modifier TC) pays roughly $95 to $110 for the facility. Professional work is 35% to 40% of the total; the technical side is 60% to 65%.

A vascular lab or cardiology practice that owns its duplex equipment and employs the interpreting physician bills 93880 globally, with no modifier. The global code collects both the technical and professional components on one line. In the non-facility setting, that’s the $189.05 Medicare rate. Split billing applies only when different entities provide the scan and the interpretation.

When Modifier 26 is on the claim, the billing date of service is the date the physician signs the interpretation report, not the date of the scan. The interpretation has to be complete and signed before the claim goes out.

Modifier 59 and the Same-Day Companion Code Rule

Two code pairs need Modifier 59 when billed with 93880 on the same date. CPT 93882 (unilateral or limited study) needs Modifier 59 to show a distinct anatomical site or a separate encounter. CPT 76536 (ultrasound, soft tissues of the head and neck) needs Modifier 59 to bypass the NCCI PTP edit. Without it, the secondary code denies.

NCCI Edits for CPT 93880: Same-Day Code Combinations and Denial Prevention

The National Correct Coding Initiative keeps procedure-to-procedure edit pairs that block two same-day combinations with cpt code 93880. Submit either combination without the right bypass modifier, and the secondary code denies on its own. The denial code on the ERA tells you which edit fired and whether the claim is correctable or a valid write-off.

CPT 93880 and CPT 93882 on the Same Date

CPT 93880 and 93882 carry an NCCI PTP edit. Bill both on the same date without a valid bypass modifier, and 93882 denies. The bypass is Modifier 59, or better, an X-subset: XE (separate encounter), XP (separate practitioner), XS (separate structure), or XU (unusual non-overlapping service). CMS prefers the X-subsets over Modifier 59 because they reduce overuse and lower audit risk.

The clinical scenario that justifies both codes on the same date is rare. The complete bilateral study (93880) runs in the morning session, and a separate limited unilateral follow-up (93882) becomes medically indicated and gets performed in a separately documented encounter the same day. Document the separate encounters before you append any bypass modifier.

CPT 93880 and CPT 76536 on the Same Date

CPT 76536 (ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck) carries an NCCI PTP edit with 93880. When a vascular lab performs a thyroid or neck soft tissue ultrasound on the same date as the carotid duplex scan, both studies need separate documentation of distinct clinical indications and anatomical sites.

Without Modifier 59, the 76536 line denies under the NCCI PTP edit. On the ERA, that denial returns as a CO-97 or a CO-236 NCCI bundling denial. The CO-236 guide on this site walks the resolution workflow: confirm the Correct Coding Modifier Indicator for the pair, build the Modifier 59 documentation, and decide whether the denial is correctable or a valid write-off.

The CMS NCCI Policy Manual 2026 (revision date January 1, 2026) sets the official NCCI framework behind every procedure-to-procedure bundling decision, including the quarterly update schedule.

Source: CMS NCCI Quarterly PTP Edit File (July 2026 effective date). CO-236 per the CMS CARC External Code List. Validate code pairs against the current quarter’s NCCI file before each submission.

Quarterly NCCI Update Schedule and What It Means for Your Billing Workflow

CMS updates the NCCI PTP edit table every quarter. The file for the quarter starting July 1, 2026 posted on June 1, 2026. Any code pairs your team validated against the April 2026 file are now superseded. Build a quarterly NCCI file review into your charge capture calendar, not just your denial response workflow.

Practices running carotid duplex and thyroid ultrasound studies in the same session carry recurring NCCI exposure on the 93880/76536 pair. One O Seven’s vascular billing compliance audit catches these NCCI conflicts in the first claim review cycle, before the CO-236 pattern stacks into an AR problem.

Prior Authorization and Payer-Specific Rules for Carotid Duplex Studies

Prior authorization for cpt code 93880 varies by payer. Medicare FFS doesn’t require prior authorization for this study, but the claim still has to meet LCD medical necessity criteria or it denies on CO-50 grounds. Many commercial payers do require PA for outpatient carotid duplex studies, and the requirement shifts by plan, benefit year, and clinical indication.

Prior authorization for CPT 93880 is required by UnitedHealthcare and many commercial payers when the study runs in an outpatient elective setting. Medicare FFS doesn’t require it. Put the authorization number in Box 23 of the CMS-1500 form when you obtain PA. Claims denied for missing authorization can’t be appealed on medical necessity grounds; they need resubmission with the PA number.

Does Medicare Require Prior Authorization for CPT 93880?

Medicare FFS doesn’t issue prior authorization requirements for 93880. Coverage gets decided at claim adjudication, based on the submitted ICD-10 diagnosis against the MAC LCD’s covered list. If the diagnosis is covered and the documentation is complete, Medicare pays without a PA. The LCD’s medical necessity criteria are the gate, not a pre-service authorization step.

Commercial Payer Prior Authorization Requirements for CPT 93880

UnitedHealthcare requires prior authorization for most outpatient diagnostic imaging, including carotid duplex scans, through its Radiology Benefit Management program. Submit PA requests through the UHC provider portal before you schedule elective studies. Aetna and many BCBS plans require PA when the study doesn’t follow acute symptoms or a recent neurological event. Cigna generally requires PA for vascular ultrasound in non-emergency settings.

Verify PA requirements against the patient’s specific plan year at scheduling, not from a prior-year plan list.

PA requirements vary by plan year, geographic market, and indication. Verify against the patient’s specific plan before scheduling. Requirements change at each plan year renewal.

How to Handle a CO-197 Denial on a CPT 93880 Claim

When 93880 requires PA and the claim goes out without it, the payer returns a CO-197 denial. CO-197 isn’t a medical necessity denial. The study may have been entirely appropriate. The claim denies because someone missed the administrative step before service. CO-197 claims typically need resubmission with a retro-authorization number, not an appeal.

For practices building a CO-197 resolution workflow for vascular ultrasound studies, the CO-197 missing authorization denial guide covers the retro-authorization request process, the appeal pathway when retro-auth gets refused, and the 2026 CMS interoperability changes affecting PA timelines across major payers.

2026 Documentation Requirements and the Pre-Submission Compliance Checklist

CPT code 93880 is a study where the documentation is the claim. Payers audit the medical record against the billed code to confirm the study was complete, bilateral, and medically necessary. A report that skips findings on one side, or a chart that lists the order without a signed interpretation, creates denial and audit exposure that no modifier fixes after the fact.

What the Medical Record Must Contain for CPT 93880 to Clear Audit Review

The medical record for 93880 has to carry several elements. It needs the physician’s order with a clinical indication tied to a covered LCD diagnosis, plus a complete bilateral report documenting findings on the common, internal, and external carotid arteries and the vertebral arteries on both sides.

It also needs peak systolic velocity and end-diastolic velocity measurements at each assessed segment, a plaque description where present, color flow and spectral Doppler waveforms kept as permanent records, and a signed interpretation report from the interpreting physician.

CMS expects the interpretation report complete and signed within a reasonable period after the study, typically 24 to 48 hours. Delayed reporting flags the claim during audit and raises date-of-service questions when the interpretation date and the scan date sit far apart.

In hospital outpatient and facility settings, you submit 93880 on the UB-04 claim form paired with Revenue Code 921 for ultrasound services. Revenue codes tell the facility payer system which department performed the service. A mismatch between 93880 and the wrong revenue code on the UB-04 triggers a claim rejection before adjudication, separate from any ICD-10 or modifier issue.

For facility billing teams submitting 93880 on the UB-04, the revenue code 921 for ultrasound services guide covers the full facility billing framework, including revenue code-to-CPT alignment and the most common revenue code mismatch denials.

2026 Pre-Submission Compliance Checklist for CPT 93880

Step 1, confirm the ICD-10 diagnosis sits on the MAC LCD covered list. Before you submit 93880, check that the assigned ICD-10 appears on the Novitas LCD L35397 or First Coast LCD L33695 covered list for your jurisdiction. A plausible diagnosis that isn’t on the LCD fires a CO-50 denial.

Step 2, confirm the report documents both sides. Verify the interpretation covers the right and left carotid systems. A report that mentions one side, even for a patient with known unilateral disease, doesn’t support the complete bilateral descriptor of 93880. Bill 93882 for a limited or unilateral study.

Step 3, confirm the velocity measurements are recorded. The report has to include peak systolic velocity and end-diastolic velocity at specific vessel segments. These measurements are what the payer’s auditor checks first. Missing velocities is a downcoding trigger.

Step 4, confirm the interpretation is signed within 24 to 48 hours. A signed interpretation sets the date of service for Modifier 26 claims. A report left unsigned at claim submission creates an audit flag that delays payment and invites documentation requests from the MAC.

Step 5, confirm the modifier matches the billing entity’s equipment ownership. Global (no modifier) applies when one entity performs and interprets the study. Modifier 26 applies when the interpreting physician doesn’t own the equipment. Modifier TC applies when the facility bills on its own. A mismatched modifier is the leading same-day edit trigger for cardiology imaging.

Step 6, validate the claim against the current quarter NCCI PTP file. If 93880 goes out with 93882 or 76536 on the same date, confirm Modifier 59 or the right X-subset is appended and documented. The July 2026 NCCI file supersedes the April 2026 file as of July 1, 2026. Validate cpt code 93880 against the most current quarterly release, not a cached prior-quarter copy.

When these six failure points show up again and again across the same 93880 claims, wrong ICD-10, missing velocities, unsigned interpretation, wrong modifier, stale NCCI file, the root cause is a charge capture template that nobody validated against current LCD and NCCI standards.

One O Seven RCM, one of the most trusted full-service billing and credentialing companies in Texas, builds that six-point validation into the pre-submission workflow for every vascular lab and cardiology practice in its client base. For practices ready to stop recurring 93880 denials, cardiology RCM and denial prevention starts with a free billing audit.

Frequently Asked Questions About CPT 93880 Billing

What diagnosis covers CPT 93880?

CPT 93880 needs a covered ICD-10 diagnosis under the MAC LCD. Covered diagnoses include TIA (G45.9), cerebral infarction (I63.x), carotid stenosis with laterality (I65.21, I65.22, and I65.23), carotid bruit (R09.89), transient visual loss (H53.121 to H53.123), and syncope consistent with vertebrobasilar insufficiency (R55). Post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance and pre-operative cardiovascular assessment also qualify with a documented clinical indication. Asymptomatic screening without a covered diagnosis draws a CO-50 medical necessity denial.

What is the difference between CPT code 93880 and 93882?

CPT 93880 covers a complete bilateral duplex study of both carotid systems. CPT 93882 covers a unilateral or limited study. The reimbursement gap is real: 93882 pays roughly 60% to 70% of the 93880 rate. Post-carotid endarterectomy surveillance usually uses 93882 because the follow-up stays limited to the surgical site. You can’t bill both codes on the same date without Modifier 59.

What is CPT code 93880 indication?

CPT 93880 is indicated for evaluation of neurological symptoms that suggest TIA or stroke, a carotid bruit on physical exam, known carotid stenosis under surveillance, pre-operative cardiovascular assessment when the chart documents systemic atherosclerosis, post-carotid endarterectomy monitoring, blunt neck trauma, and suspected subclavian steal syndrome. Routine asymptomatic screening isn’t a covered indication under Medicare or most commercial payer policies.

Does CPT code 93880 require authorization?

Medicare FFS doesn’t require prior authorization for cpt code 93880. UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and most BCBS plans require PA for outpatient carotid duplex studies in non-emergency elective settings. Submit authorization requests before you schedule the study. Put the authorization number in Box 23 of the CMS-1500 form. Missing PA draws a CO-197 denial, which needs resubmission with a valid authorization number, not a medical necessity appeal.

How often can you bill 93880?

Medicare frequency for cpt code 93880 follows MAC LCD guidance by stenosis severity. Known carotid stenosis of 30% to 50% diameter reduction typically supports annual monitoring. Stenosis greater than 50% typically supports monitoring every six months. Stenosis below 30% doesn’t support ongoing monitoring under the LCD. Medi-Cal limits CPT 93880 to twice per 12-month period. Repeat studies outside these intervals need documented symptom change or disease progression to avoid denial.

Clean Claims for CPT 93880 Start Before the Study Is Performed

The billing decisions that decide whether cpt code 93880 pays correctly happen in the hour before the study, not the hour after the ERA comes back. The ICD-10 selection, the modifier assignment, the PA status, and the NCCI companion code review all resolve at the pre-submission stage when you build the workflow right.

When 93880 denials stack, whether the pattern is CO-50 on the ICD-10, CO-236 on a companion code, or CO-197 for a missed authorization, the root cause is a billing workflow that nobody built for vascular diagnostic study complexity.

One O Seven RCM is a full-service revenue cycle management and credentialing company based in Texas, trusted by cardiology practices, vascular surgery groups, and independent vascular labs across the country. For practices ready to clear recurring cpt code 93880 denials and build the pre-submission compliance layer that keeps clean claims moving, a free billing audit is the place to start.

Carter Hensley, CPC, writes for One O Seven RCM, a full-service billing and credentialing company serving healthcare providers across Texas and all 50 states.