tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 8

You Be the Coder: Refer to Anatomical Criteria List When Coding 76770, 76775

Question: I am having trouble deciding between 76770 and 76775 on a report I am reading. The findings only make references to the kidneys, besides one single additional line stating “bilateral ureteral jets are seen.” Is this enough to code as 76770? Washington Subscriber Answer: There are two different ways in which the documentation can steer you toward code 76770 (Ultrasound, retroperitoneal [eg, renal, aorta, nodes], real time with image documentation; complete). The first is if the provider documents each of the following anatomical criteria: Kidneys, Abdominal aorta, Common iliac artery origins, and Inferior vena cava. The...

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