LOFLINJ
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Does this qualify for 76816 due to the documentation of the UTD? I am not sure if maternal or fetal UTD.
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Wiki 76816 vs 76815 ultrasounds
- Thread starter LOFLINJ
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Does this qualify for 76816 due to the documentation of the UTD? I am not sure if maternal or fetal UTD.
nielynco
True Blue
Looks like a straight BPP to me and neither 76815 or 76816, rather 76818. Most unborn babies have a low-risk type of urinary tract dilation known as UTD A1.
pclaybaugh
Guru
Not my wheelhouse, so asking. I maintain 76816 for this as an US was done in Jan. Clinic using 76815
Reason For Exam
GROWTH
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Exam Type: Transabdominal OB Ultrasound
Indication: growth
There is a single living intrauterine pregnancy measuring 34 weeks, 1 day in the vertex position. Calculated gestational age by today's ultrasound is 35 weeks, 1 day. Fetal growth is at the 58th percentile for EGA. Amniotic fluid index is 12 cm. Single deepest pocket measures 3.6 cm. Fetal heart rate is 140 bpm.
Impression: Singleton pregnancy measuring 35 weeks, 1 day. Vertex presentation. Anatomy has been previously documented. Fluid is appropriate for gestational age. Fetal heart rate is 140 bpm.
Reason For Exam
GROWTH
Report
Exam Type: Transabdominal OB Ultrasound
Indication: growth
There is a single living intrauterine pregnancy measuring 34 weeks, 1 day in the vertex position. Calculated gestational age by today's ultrasound is 35 weeks, 1 day. Fetal growth is at the 58th percentile for EGA. Amniotic fluid index is 12 cm. Single deepest pocket measures 3.6 cm. Fetal heart rate is 140 bpm.
Impression: Singleton pregnancy measuring 35 weeks, 1 day. Vertex presentation. Anatomy has been previously documented. Fluid is appropriate for gestational age. Fetal heart rate is 140 bpm.
nielynco
True Blue
I think 76815 would be the more correct. They are doing it for growth, but no re-evaluating any fetal growth parameters, just amniotic fluid, position and heart rate.