Reporting Diagnostic Intraoperative Ultrasound for Cardiac Procedures (September 2024)

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand a recent CPT® 2024 update affecting operative cardiac imaging reporting. It is useful for organizations that code intraoperative ultrasound services and need to distinguish the new cardiac-specific guidance from broader legacy intraoperative ultrasound reporting.

Article Sections

1. September 2024 pages 1-22

   Introductory article framing and publication context for the coding discussion that follows.

2. Reporting Diagnostic Intraoperative Ultrasound for Cardiac Procedures

   Overview of the CPT® 2024 update, the rationale for new cardiac-specific intraoperative ultrasound reporting options, and the general clinical setting addressed by the article.

3. Other Procedures

   Presentation of the new and related intraoperative ultrasound code references, along with broad explanatory notes about thoracic aorta and epicardial cardiac applications.

4. Clinical Example (76984) / Description of Procedure (76984)

   A cardiac surgery example and accompanying procedure narrative illustrating the intraoperative thoracic aorta ultrasound scenario discussed in the article.

5. Clinical Example (76987) / Description of Procedure (76987)

   A congenital heart surgery example and procedure narrative describing the complete-service epicardial cardiac ultrasound scenario.

6. Clinical Example (76988) / Description of Procedure (76988)

   A related congenital heart surgery example and procedure narrative focused on the imaging-acquisition portion of epicardial cardiac ultrasound.

7. Clinical Example (76989) / Description of Procedure (76989)

   A related congenital heart surgery example and procedure narrative focused on the interpretation/reporting portion of epicardial cardiac ultrasound.

8. References

   Source citation and supporting literature referenced by the article.