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Clarify the Ins and Outs of What Constitutes Duplex Scans

Published on Wed Aug 14, 2019

It all comes down to the equipment your provider used. Out of all the ultrasound procedure codes related to urology, only four specify “duplex scan.” These same four codes also are the only ones focused on studying blood flow: 93975, Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of abdominal, pelvic, scrotal contents and/or retroperitoneal organs; complete study 93976, … [...]
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