AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 10 (October)

Medicine: Other Procedures (Q&A) (October 2017)

October 2017 page 9-end Medicine: Other Procedures Question: What are the differences between code 91200 for liver elastography, and Category III code +0346T for ultrasound elastography? Answer: The main difference between codes 91200, Liver elastography, mechanically induced shear wave [eg, vibration], without imaging, with interpretation and report, and 0346T, Ultrasound, elastography (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), is in the use of imaging. The procedure described by code 91200 is performed without imaging, but the procedure described by code 0346T is performed with imaging. In addition, code 91200 is used to report all forms of shear-wave...

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