CPT^® 76706, Under Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Abdomen and Retroperitoneum

Hello, Our Physician did an ultrasound for a patient new to the practice - to check the progression of AAA (I71.4 ) Need your inputs on this if this can be coded as 76706 or 76705? The ICD is no... [ Read More ]

Hello All, anyone getting Medicare Plus Blue to pay 76706 with Z87.891, F17.210, Z13.6??? It seems they used to pay these, but are now denying. Even traditional Medicare covers a screening one a lifet... [ Read More ]

Hi Dana, This is a screening ultrasound that Medicare reimburses to male members, one time only, who are over 65-75 with a long history of smoking. The procedure is to evaluate for Aortic Anyeursm by... [ Read More ]

[b]Coding Data Analyst, CPC[/b] Yes, 76706. If AAA Screening is ordered, 76706 must be charged. This would be used for any payer/patient. Coverage depends on each payer's policy.... [ Read More ]

If a physician orders an ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening (no signs or symptoms), but the patient does not meet the criteria in the Medicare policy for this screening, is it still co... [ Read More ]

A few of our cardiology providers travel to Mount Carmel Hospital and perform or read Vascular studies. Recently one of our providers has started to drop CPT code 76706 (Ultrasound, abdominal aorta, r... [ Read More ]

I recommend using either 93978 for a full Aortic Duplex study or 93979 for a limited Aortic Duplex study. The AAA screening code, 76706, is a once in a lifetime preventive benefit to Medicare benefic... [ Read More ]

Hi any advice for CPT 76706 if done on a patient over 75? The medicare guidelines state they cover this screening for male age 65-75 who has smoked. From the report below, is 76706 the only option? ... [ Read More ]

[QUOTE="HEATHER L, post: 232550, member: 76706"]My physicians do alot of SI joint injections without fluoroscopic imaging. We use 20610 since the SI joint is a major joint. 20552 code is for 1 or 2 mu... [ Read More ]

[QUOTE="HEATHER L, post: 133462, member: 76706"]What ICD9 code would YOU use for Fam Hx of (fatal) Brain Aneurysm? Pt needs MRA.[/QUOTE] All I can come up with is V17.49.... [ Read More ]

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA ranks as the 15th leading cause of death in the United States and the 10th leading cause of death in men older than 55 years.Abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings... [ Read More ]