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CPT® 101:

Get to Know the Cardiac Intraoperative Ultrasound Codes

Published on Wed Jan 24, 2024

Learn which codes are specific to CHD conditions. Providers use cardiac intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) to diagnose several heart-related conditions while in the middle of a heart surgery. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the CPT® code set added four new cardiac IOUS codes. Read on to learn about these IOUS codes and how to report the procedures. Correctly Assign CHD Cardiac IOUS [...]
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