ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Common ED Ultrasound Codes

  • 76536 Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (e.g., thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation
  • 76604 Ultrasound, chest (includes mediastinum), real time with image documentation
  • 76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited
  • 76775 Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (e.g., renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited
  • 76857 Ultrasound, pelvic (non-obstetric), real time with image documentation; limited
  • 93308 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study

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