Cardiology · CMS status A
93306
Echo TTE complete w/ Doppler
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation, complete, with spectral and color flow Doppler.
Work RVU
1.50
2026 Medicare pays
$253.51
National GPCI · non-facility · CF $33.4009
RVU anatomyWork 1.50 + Practice 5.93 + Malpractice 0.16 = 7.59 total
Work (your effort)Practice expenseMalpractice
When to use it
Complete TTE with both spectral and color Doppler.
Full guidance
The default outpatient TTE code.
Documentation checklist
- ✓Indication.
- ✓All required views (per ASE).
- ✓Measurements: chamber sizes, LV function, valves.
- ✓Interpretation and report.
Common pitfalls
- !Billing limited studies (93308) when complete was performed — undercoding.
- !Forgetting to add modifier 26 in a hospital outpatient setting.
Common modifiers
26TC
Common ICD-10 pairings
I50.32I35.0R06.02
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