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Update Your Ultrasound Guidance for IUD Removal

Published on Fri Dec 11, 2020

Question: When doing an ultrasound guidance “in the office” for an IUD removal, is it proper to use 76882 or 76998? I’m hesitant to use 76998 because it describes “intraoperative.” Please advise. Thank you. Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: Code 76882 (Ultrasound, limited, joint or other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendon(s), muscle(s), nerve(s), other soft-tissue structure(s), or soft- tissue mass(es), real-time [...]
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