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CPT® 76981, Under Other Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 76981 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures.

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The provider carries out ultrasound elastography of an organ such as the liver to establish a baseline of the organ’s functional (nonconnective, nonstructural) tissue by measuring its return to normal shape after distortion by high–intensity ultrasound waves.

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