Ultrasound Types
Ultrasound Types and their respective CPT Codes:
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US Carotid Arteries 93880
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US Pelvis Non OB 76856
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US Retroperitoneal (kidney) 76770
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US Transvaginal 76830
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US Thyroid 76536
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US Venous Doppler (lower extremity) 93970
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US Scrotal Doppler 93975
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US Scrotal 93980
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US Abdominal, aorta 76770 & 93978
- US Abdominal, single quadrant 76705
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CPT Code |
Description |
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0126T |
Common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) study for evaluation of atherosclerotic burden or coronary heart disease risk factor assessment |
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37250 |
Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention; initial vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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37251 |
Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention; each additional vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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75945CP/CAP |
Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel), radiological supervision and interpretation; initial vessel |
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75946 |
Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel), radiological supervision and interpretation; each additional non-coronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76376 |
3D rendering with interpretation and reporting of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or other tomographic modality, not requiring image postprocessing on an independent workstation |
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76377 |
3D rendering with interpretation and reporting of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound or other tomographic modality, requiring image postprocessing on an independent workstation |
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76506CAP |
Echoencephalography, real time with image documentation (gray scale) (for determination of ventricular size, delineation of cerebral contents and detection of fluid masses or other intracranial abnormalities), including A-mode encephalography as secondary component where indicated |
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76510 |
Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; B-scan and quantitative A-scan performed during the same patient encounter |
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76511 |
Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; quantitative A-scan only |
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76512 |
Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; B-scan (with or without superimposed non-quantitative A-scan) |
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76513 |
Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; anterior segment ultrasound, immersion (water bath) B-scan or high resolution biomicroscopy |
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76514 |
Ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic; corneal pachymetry, unilateral or bilateral (determination of corneal thickness) |
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76516 |
Ophthalmic biometry by ultrasound echography, A-scan; |
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76519 |
Ophthalmic biometry by ultrasound echography, A-scan; with intraocular lens power calculation |
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76529 |
Ophthalmic ultrasonic foreign body localization |
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76536 |
Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation |
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76604** |
Ultrasound, chest, (includes mediastinum), real time with image documentation |
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76645CAP |
Ultrasound, breast(s) (unilateral or bilateral), real time with image documentation |
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76700** |
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete |
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76705** |
Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) |
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76770** |
Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete |
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76775** |
Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited |
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76776 |
Ultrasound, transplanted kidney, real time with duplex Doppler with image documentation |
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76800 |
Ultrasound, spinal canal and contents |
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76801 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, first trimester (<14 weeks 0 days), transabdominal approach; single or first gestation |
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76802 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, first trimester (<14 weeks 0 days), transabdominal approach; each additional gestation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76805 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, after first trimester (> or = 14 weeks 0 days), transabdominal approach; single or first gestation |
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76810 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, after first trimester (> or = 14 weeks 0 days), transabdominal approach; each additional gestation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76811 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation plus detailed fetal anatomic examination, transabdominal approach; single or first gestation |
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76812CAP |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation plus detailed fetal anatomic examination, transabdominal approach; each additional gestation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76813 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, first trimester fetal nuchal translucency measurement, transabdominal or transvaginal approach; single or first gestation |
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76814 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, first trimester fetal nuchal translucency measurement, transabdominal or transvaginal approach; each additional gestation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76815 |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), one or more fetuses |
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76816CAP |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, follow-up (eg, re-evaluation of fetal size by measuring standard growth parameters and amniotic fluid volume, re-evaluation of organ system(s) suspected or confirmed to be abnormal on a previous scan), transabdominal approach, per fetus |
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76817CAP |
Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal |
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76818 |
Fetal biophysical profile; with non-stress testing |
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76819 |
Fetal biophysical profile; without non-stress testing |
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76820 |
Doppler velocimetry, fetal; umbilical artery |
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76821 |
Doppler velocimetry, fetal; middle cerebral artery |
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76825 |
Echocardiography, fetal, cardiovascular system, real time with image documentation (2D), with or without M-mode recording; |
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76826 |
Echocardiography, fetal, cardiovascular system, real time with image documentation (2D), with or without M-mode recording; follow-up or repeat study |
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76827 |
Doppler echocardiography, fetal, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display; complete |
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76828 |
Doppler echocardiography, fetal, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display; follow-up or repeat study |
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76830 |
Ultrasound, transvaginal |
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76831** |
Saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS), including color flow Doppler, when performed |
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76856** |
Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete |
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76857**CAP |
Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; limited or follow-up (eg, for follicles) |
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76870 |
Ultrasound, scrotum and contents |
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76872CAP |
Ultrasound, transrectal |
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76873CAP |
Ultrasound, transrectal; prostate volume study for brachytherapy treatment planning (separate procedure) |
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76880 |
Ultrasound, extremity, non-vascular, real time with image documentation |
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76885CAP |
Ultrasound, infant hips, real time with imaging documentation; dynamic (requiring physician manipulation) |
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76886CAP |
Ultrasound, infant hips, real time with imaging documentation; limited, static (not requiring physician manipulation) |
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76930 |
Ultrasonic guidance for pericardiocentesis, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76932 |
Ultrasonic guidance for endomyocardial biopsy, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76936CAP |
Ultrasound guided compression repair of arterial pseudoaneurysm or arteriovenous fistulae (includes diagnostic ultrasound evaluation, compression of lesion and imaging) |
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76937 |
Ultrasound guidance for vascular access requiring ultrasound evaluation of potential access sites, documentation of selected vessel patency, concurrent realtime ultrasound visualization of vascular needle entry, with permanent recording and reporting (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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76940 |
Ultrasound guidance for, and monitoring of, parenchymal tissue ablation |
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76941 |
Ultrasonic guidance for intrauterine fetal transfusion or cordocentesis, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76942 |
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device), imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76945 |
Ultrasonic guidance for chorionic villus sampling, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76946 |
Ultrasonic guidance for amniocentesis, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76948 |
Ultrasonic guidance for aspiration of ova, imaging supervision and interpretation |
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76950 |
Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields |
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76965 |
Ultrasonic guidance for interstitial radioelement application |
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76970CAP |
Ultrasound study follow-up (specify) |
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76975CP/CAP |
Gastrointestinal endoscopic ultrasound, supervision and interpretation |
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76977 |
Ultrasound bone density measurement and interpretation, peripheral site(s), any method |
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76998 |
Ultrasonic guidance, intraoperative |
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92978 |
Intravascular ultrasound (coronary vessel or graft) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report; initial vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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92979 |
Intravascular ultrasound (coronary vessel or graft) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report; each additional vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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93303 |
Transthoracic echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete |
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93304 |
Transthoracic echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; follow-up or limited study |
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93306 |
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, complete, with spectral Doppler echocardiography, and with color flow Doppler echocardiography |
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93307 |
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D) with or without M-mode recording; complete |
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93308 |
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D) with or without M-mode recording; follow-up or limited study |
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93312 |
Echocardiography, transesophageal, real time with image documentation (2D) (with or without M-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report |
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93314 |
Echocardiography, transesophageal, real time with image documentation (2D) (with or without M-mode recording); image acquisition, interpretation and report only |
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93315CP/CAP |
Transesophageal echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report |
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93317 |
Transesophageal echocardiography for congenital cardiac anomalies; image acquisition, interpretation and report only |
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93318CP/CAP |
Echocardiography, transesophageal (TEE) for monitoring purposes, including probe placement, real time 2- dimensional image acquisition and interpretation leading to ongoing (continuous) assessment of (dynamically changing) cardiac pumping function and to therapeutic measures on an immediate time basis |
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93320 |
Doppler echocardiography, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiographic imaging); complete |
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93321 |
Doppler echocardiography, pulsed wave and/or continuous wave with spectral display (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiographic imaging); follow-up or limited study (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiographic imaging) |
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93325 |
Doppler echocardiography color flow velocity mapping (List separately in addition to codes for echocardiography) |
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93350 |
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), with or without M-mode recording, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report |
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93351 |
Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report; including performance of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, with physician supervision |
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93352 |
Use of echocardiographic contrast agent during stress echocardiography (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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93662 |
Intracardiac echocardiography during therapeutic/diagnostic intervention, including imaging supervision and interpretation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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93875 |
Non-invasive physiologic studies of extracranial arteries, complete bilateral study (eg, periorbital flow direction with arterial compression, ocular pneumoplethysmography, Doppler ultrasound spectral analysis) |
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93880CAP |
Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study |
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93882 |
Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; unilateral or limited study |
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93886CAP |
Transcranial Doppler study of the intracranial arteries; complete study |
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93888CAP |
Transcranial Doppler study of the intracranial arteries; limited study |
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93890CAP |
Transcranial Doppler study of the intracranial arteries; vasoreactivity study |
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93892CAP |
Transcranial Doppler study of the intracranial arteries; emboli detection without intravenous microbubble injection |
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93893CAP |
Transcranial Doppler study of the intracranial arteries; emboli detection with intravenous microbubble injection |
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93922 |
Non-invasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries, single level, bilateral (eg, ankle/brachial indices, Doppler waveform analysis, volume plethysmography, transcutaneous oxygen tension measurement) |
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93923 |
Non-invasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries, multiple levels or with provocative functional maneuvers, complete bilateral study (eg, segmental blood pressure measurements, segmental Doppler waveform analysis, segmental volume plethysmography, segmental transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements, measurements with postural provocative tests, measurements with reactive hyperemia) |
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93924 |
Non-invasive physiologic studies of lower extremity arteries, at rest and following treadmill stress testing, complete bilateral study |
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93925CAP |
Duplex scan of lower extremity arteries or arterial bypass grafts; complete bilateral study |
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93926CAP |
Duplex scan of lower extremity arteries or arterial bypass grafts; unilateral or limited study |
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93930CAP |
Duplex scan of upper extremity arteries or arterial bypass grafts; complete bilateral study |
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93931CAP |
Duplex scan of upper extremity arteries or arterial bypass grafts; unilateral or limited study |
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93965 |
Non-invasive physiologic studies of extremity veins, complete bilateral study (eg, Doppler waveform analysis with responses to compression and other maneuvers, phleborheography, impedance plethysmography) |
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93970CAP |
Duplex scan of extremity veins including responses to compression and other maneuvers; complete bilateral study |
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93971CAP |
Duplex scan of extremity veins including responses to compression and other maneuvers; unilateral or limited study |
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93975CAP |
Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of abdominal, pelvic, scrotal contents and/or retroperitoneal organs; complete study |
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93976CAP |
Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of abdominal, pelvic, scrotal contents and/or retroperitoneal organs; limited study |
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93978CAP |
Duplex scan of aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vasculature, or bypass grafts; complete study |
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93979CAP |
Duplex scan of aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vasculature, or bypass grafts; unilateral or limited study |
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93980 |
Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of penile vessels; complete study |
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93981 |
Duplex scan of arterial inflow and venous outflow of penile vessels; follow-up or limited study |
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93990CAP |
Duplex scan of hemodialysis access (including arterial inflow, body of access and venous outflow) |
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G0389 |
Ultrasound, B-scan and/or real time with image documentation; for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening |
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