Radiology Coding Alert

Reader Questions:

Report Complete and Limited Abdominal Ultrasounds on the Same DOS

Question: I have two separate imaging reports for procedures performed on the same date of service, one was completed at 11:08 and the other was completed at 11:11. The first report is for ultrasound imaging of the abdominal aorta including color and spectral doppler evaluation. The second report is for ultrasound imaging of the complete abdomen with color doppler evaluation of [...]
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