AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 6 (June)
Reporting Noncardiac Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (June 2019)
June 2019 pages 9-10 Reporting Noncardiac Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2019 code set, two new codes (76978, 76979) were added to the Other Procedures subsection in the Radiology section, which describe noncardiac ultrasound with targeted dynamic microbubble sonographic contrast characterization. This article provides an overview of these changes. Other Procedures 76978Ultrasound, targeted dynamic microbubble sonographic contrast characterization (non-cardiac); initial lesion +76979each additional lesion with separate injection (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) (Use 76979 in conjunction with 76978) (Do not report 76978, 76979 in conjunction with 96374) Codes 76978 and 76979...
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