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Check These 4 CPT® Requirements for Ultrasound

Published on Wed Oct 30, 2013

The preamble to the diagnostic ultrasound section of CPT® lists these 4 requirements:
1. Medical necessity — The medical record documentation must indicate why the test was medically necessary. Payers have expressed concerns that imaging in general and ultrasound in particular are being over utilized based on significant increases in reporting volume. Be sure the diagnosis or symptoms that indicated [...]
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