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CPT® 76776, Under Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Abdomen and Retroperitoneum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 76776 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Abdomen and Retroperitoneum.

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Ultrasound of transplanted kidney(s) is performed using sound waves to obtain pictures of the kidney. Color Doppler imaging (duplex Doppler) is used to check the overall blood flow of the kidney. The blood vessels inside the kidney(s) as well as the vessels leading to and from the kidney are observed in this study.

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Transplant coding and modifier
50200 with 76776 physician performed, interpreted and has permanent images in the chart what would be the correct modifiers? Thanks SO Much!! J... [ Read More ]
U/S No Doppler Transplanted kidney
duh, sorry. it's been a while since i've coded radiology studies like this...I was thinking of the duplex studies. I would go with 76776 for this one then.... [ Read More ]
U/S No Doppler Transplanted kidney
76776 is used for a transplanted kidney, if it includes duplex doppler. If it were without the doppler, it would be billed as 76775.... [ Read More ]
U/S imaging No Doppler Transplated Kidney
Now getting requests for U/S, No Dopploer, on transplanted kidney. In past always performed U/S transplanted kidney w/ doppler (76776). Now performing this w/o doppler raises question. Transplanted ki... [ Read More ]
CPT Code
You have to be carefull with the 76776 and 76777. You should have orders from the ordering physician in order to bill these. Many practices have gotten into trouble because they were adding these co... [ Read More ]
ultrasound of abdomen with pelvis
ok...I'm confused - 74150 is a CT of the abdomen - and 72192 is a CT of pelvis - neither are "ultrasounds". An ultra sound of the abdomen is in the 76700 - 76776 area, and ultrasounds of the pelvis i... [ Read More ]
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