CPT^® 76872, Under Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Genitalia

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 76872 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Genitalia.

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The provider inserts an ultrasound probe into the rectum and performs a transrectal ultrasound to assess disorders of the prostate, rectum, and surrounding tissues.

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Trus BX

I would suggest: 55700 payable in hospital POS 76872-26 76942 should not be billed when billing 76872... [ Read More ]

Trus BX

Should you be coding a Trus biopsy as follows if done at hospital - and will it be paid. Need some guidance - can't find a definitive answer. I know Medicare does not allow but does that include Med... [ Read More ]

Seminal vesicle biospy

Procedure: Transrectal ultrasound imaging of the prostate and seminal vesicals with transrectal ultrasound-guided biospsy of the right seminal vesicle mass and right base of the prostate. The patient... [ Read More ]

Coding 76942 and 76872

I have a question in relation to Prostate Biopsy with 76942 US guidance for needle placement and 76872 US transrectal. Can these two codes be billed with the Prostate Biopsy 55700. AUA shows caution... [ Read More ]

prostate biopsy with Radiology Dept

According to recent changes in coding for this scenario, you should only bill one of the ulrasound codes, either 76872, TRUS or 76942, guidance. In the OR the radiology PA will bill for the ultrasond ... [ Read More ]

TRUS Prostate Injection

I would suggest the followin coding for your clinical scenario: 96372 for the injection into the prostate, and 76872 for the trus of the prostate.... [ Read More ]

Help with ultrasound coding

Please help me determine if the attached operative note justifies the coding of 55700, 76872, 76942-59. If not, what documentation is missing? We are billing for the facility on this. [B]Preopera... [ Read More ]

MRI FUSION FOR PROSTATE BIOPSY in OFFICE question CPT billing-2 questions

[QUOTE="tera828@yahoo.com, post: 383558, member: 363871"] We perform MRI FUSION prostate biopsies in Office setting with a Radiologist that comes in 1x month bringing/using the MRI image disk and Fusi... [ Read More ]

SpaceOAR

SpaceOar and how it's billed is apparently going to drive management up a wall here! :) Just for clarification purposes, we bill it 55874, 55876-51 (IF Visicoil is done), and 76872 for the ultrasoun... [ Read More ]

Prostate Biopsy

We bill them together for commercial payers but only bill 76872 for Medicare.... [ Read More ]

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