ULTRASOUND
SCAN:
An ultrasound scan (or) sonogram is a painless procedure that uses
high-frequency sound waves to create an image of organs and structures inside
the body.
Doppler and Duplex scans
are used to visualize blood or fluids flowing through the body.
|
CPT CODE |
PROCEDURE |
|
76506 |
U/S
EXAM OF HEAD |
|
76536 |
U/S
Soft Tissue Neck(thyroid, parathyroid, etc) |
|
76604 |
U/S
CHEST |
|
76641 |
U/S
BREAST(uni) Comp |
|
76642 |
U/S
BREAST(uni) Limited |
|
76700 |
U/S
ABDOMEN COMPLETE |
|
76705 |
U/S
ABDOMEN Limited |
|
76770 |
U/S
Retroperitoneal (renal,aorta,nodes) |
|
76775 |
U/S
Retroperitoneal limited |
|
76776 |
U/S
TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY |
|
76800 |
U/S The spinal canal and contents |
|
76801 |
U/S
OB FIRST TRIMESTER, < 14 WEEKS |
|
76802 |
U/S
OB/FIRST TRI/EACH ADD |
|
76805 |
U/S
OB-GYN > 14 WEEKS |
|
76810 |
U/S
OB > 14 WEEKS/EACH ADD |
|
76811 |
U/S
OB MATERNAL/EVAL&DET EX |
|
76812 |
U/S
OB MATERNAL/EVAL&DET EX/EACH ADD |
|
76813 |
U/S
NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY |
|
76814 |
U/S
Nuchal Translucency/EACH ADD |
|
76815 |
U/S
OB LIMITED |
|
76816 |
U/S
OB LIMITED FOLLOW UP |
|
76817 |
U/S
OB TRANSVAGINAL |
|
76830 |
U/S
TRANSVAGINAL |
|
76831 |
U/S
HYSTEROGRAM WITH DOPPLER |
|
76856 |
U/S
PELVIS-NON OB, COMPLETE |
|
76857 |
U/S
PELVIS-NON OB LIMITED |
|
76870 |
U/S
SCROTUM |
|
76881 |
U/S
EXTREMITY NON-VASCULAR, COMPLETE |
|
76882 |
U/S
EXTREMITY NON-VASCULAR, LIMITED |
|
76885 |
U/S
Infant Hips, dynamic |
|
76886 |
U/S
Infant Hips, limited, static |
Ultrasound
Documentation:
Complete Vs Limited
To code complete – the report should contain a description of elements or the reason an element could
not be visualized (Surgically absent).
For example, 76700 - US
Abdomen Complete study (Liver, Gall Bladder, CBD, Pancreas, Spleen, Kidneys,
Aorta and IVC)
If anyone of the required an element for a complete exam is not documented, it would be coded as limited
(76705).
For US bladder correct CPT
is 76857 it’s not 76775.
Appropriate modifier 59(XE,
XP, XS, XU) should be used while coding both complete and limited study
performed based on medical necessity and the documents support for the
service.