Why This Topic Matters

Ultrasound elastography reporting can vary depending on whether the assessment is for an organ or for one or more lesions, and the article addresses how that distinction affects claim reporting. It also highlights the importance of recognizing the current CPT elastography code family and related parenthetical instructions when reviewing imaging services for radiology billing.

Article Sections

1. Question about multiple lesions in a single organ

   Introduces the coding scenario involving ultrasound elastography for multiple lesions within one organ and frames the reporting question addressed by the article.

2. CPT elastography code family and reporting guidance

   Summarizes the elastography code set, its structure, and the related parenthetical guidance referenced by the article.

3. Clinical examples and procedural context

   Provides representative clinical scenarios and procedural context illustrating the broader use of ultrasound elastography in radiology.