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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Common ED Ultrasound Codes

Published on Thu Oct 20, 2011

76536 Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (e.g., thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation 76604 Ultrasound, chest (includes mediastinum), real time with image documentation 76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited 76775 Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (e.g., renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited 76857 Ultrasound, pelvic (non-obstetric), real time with image documentation; limited 93308 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study
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