AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 8 (August)

Radiology: Diagnostic Ultrasound (Q&A) (August 2016)

August 2016 page 10a Radiology: Diagnostic Ultrasound Question: Is it appropriate to report code 93975, Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of abdominal, pelvic, scrotal contents and/or retroperitoneal organs; complete study, with code 76856, Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete, for a duplex scan only of the ovarian vessels? What makes a study complete, as opposed to limited? Answer: The complete study code (93975) describes duplex evaluation of arterial supply and venous drainage of an organ(s) in the abdomen, retroperitoneum, and/or pelvis. The code is the same whether one or more organs are evaluated...

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