Wiki Interpretation included?

[mcdream]

Hello- Am I correct when a POS 11 practice owns their ultrasound equipment they...
-cannot bill 76705 global because interpretation report is not separately reportable?
-can bill 76882 global because interpretation report is separately reportable?
Appreciate your insight!

 

[Pam Warren]

Who reads the US and provides the report? They would bill globally if the employed physician reads/reports on the US done at the practice where the equipment is theirs. 76705 is the global code for a limited US of the abdomen. if you're billing on the 1500 form, and it's only the technical component, you'd bill 76705-TC.
76882 is also a global code, but for evaluation of extremities, not abdomen. These two codes report different anatomical sites. If only the interpretation and report are done, then you'd report either with the -26 modifier. From CMS with work RVUs:

76705		Echo exam of abdomen	A	1		0.59
76705	26	Echo exam of abdomen	A	1		0.59
76705	TC	Echo exam of abdomen	A	1		0.00
76882		Us lmtd jt/fcl evl nvasc xtr	A	1		0.69
76882	26	Us lmtd jt/fcl evl nvasc xtr	A	1		0.69
76882	TC	Us lmtd jt/fcl evl nvasc xtr	A	1		0.00