tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2001 Issue 1

Reader Question: New FAST

Question: One of our ED physicians has been doing ultrasounds on trauma patients. He said it is called FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma) and wants to know how to charge for it. Its a combination of abbreviated ultrasound exams to the abdomen, liver, spleen, pelvis and pericardium. Do you have any information about this? Ohio SubscriberAnswer: Many physicians are doing FAST exams on a research-only basis and are not billing for them. However, this procedure is being done in many centers, so its use will increase dramatically in the next couple of years. As there is no...

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