A patient needs a duplex scan of extracranial arteries. The vascular surgeon orders a complete bilateral study instead of a unilateral or limited study. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?

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93880 is the correct code for a complete bilateral duplex scan of the extracranial arteries.
Code 93882 is incorrect because this code is for a unilateral or limited study. Codes 93886 and 93888 refer to transcranial Doppler studies.

A Patient Needs a Duplex Scan of Extracranial Arteries