Good Morning Radiology Coders!
My doctors have been using cpt 76880 us extremity non vascular inappropriately and below I have one more example. The problem is I don't know the CPT code, if one exisits, for ultrasound back/trunk soft tissue, which I believe is what this is. I am detailing below the report of this exam. Can someone please look at this and advise me??
History: Lump/swelling right low back.
Technique: Sonographic eval of area of clinical concern performed using a high resolution linear array transducer. Representative images recorded and Color Doppler evaluation was obtained.
Findings: There are no cystic abnormalities within or adjacent to the subcutaneous soft tissues or underlying muscular structures. No abnormal vascularity is seen with Color Doppler evaluation. No discrete masses are visible.
Impression: No sonographically detectible abnormalities in the area of clinical
concern. CT or MRI may be of value if further eval is indicated clinically.
End of report.
MY OPINION: If a color doppler eval was done and ruled out any abnormal vasularity, wouldn't this be a vascular doppler, but what CPT code would be used?
Please help!
Claudia K, CPC
Networker
My doctors have been using cpt 76880 us extremity non vascular inappropriately and below I have one more example. The problem is I don't know the CPT code, if one exisits, for ultrasound back/trunk soft tissue, which I believe is what this is. I am detailing below the report of this exam. Can someone please look at this and advise me??
History: Lump/swelling right low back.
Technique: Sonographic eval of area of clinical concern performed using a high resolution linear array transducer. Representative images recorded and Color Doppler evaluation was obtained.
Findings: There are no cystic abnormalities within or adjacent to the subcutaneous soft tissues or underlying muscular structures. No abnormal vascularity is seen with Color Doppler evaluation. No discrete masses are visible.
Impression: No sonographically detectible abnormalities in the area of clinical
concern. CT or MRI may be of value if further eval is indicated clinically.
End of report.
MY OPINION: If a color doppler eval was done and ruled out any abnormal vasularity, wouldn't this be a vascular doppler, but what CPT code would be used?
Please help!
Claudia K, CPC
Networker