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RADIOLOGY

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND (76506-76999)

1. A 25 yr old who is 20 wks pregnant was examined with ultrasound for her pregnancy. She comes in for re-evaluation.During examination it was found out to be twins.Then both the fetuses were examined for its size, amniotic fluid volume was also measured.Givethe correct CPT?
2. The physician orders an ultrasound on a patient 25 weeks pregnant with twins to access fetal heart rate and fetal position. Select the code(s).–
3. Cynthia  is 15 weeks pregnant with twins coming back to her obstetrician to have a transabdominal ultrasound performed to reassess anatomic abnormalities of both fetuses that were previously demonstrated in the last ultrasound. What code(s) should be used for this procedure?
4. Due to an elevated CEA level two years following a colon resection, the patient’s oncologist ordered a diagnostic liver ultrasound. Code this encounter.
5. Mrs. Yen, a 53-year-old woman with ascites consented to a procedure to withdraw fluid from the abdominal cavity. Ultrasonic guidance was used for guiding the needle placement for the aspiration. What CPT codes should be used?