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| Short Descr | QUAN US TIS CHARAC W/DX US | Medium Descr | QUANTITATIVE US TISS CHARAC I&R W/DX US SM ANAT | Long Descr | Quantitative ultrasound tissue characterization (non-elastographic), including interpretation and report, obtained with diagnostic ultrasound examination of the same anatomy (eg, organ, gland, tissue, target structure) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) | Status Code | Carriers Price the Code | Global Days | ZZZ - Code Related to Another Service | PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) | 1 - Diagnostic Tests for Radiology Services | Multiple Procedures (51) | 0 - No payment adjustment rules for multiple procedures apply. | Bilateral Surgery (50) | 0 - 150% payment adjustment for bilateral procedures does NOT apply. | Physician Supervisions | 09 - Concept does not apply. | Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) | 0 - Payment restriction for assistants at surgery applies to this procedure... | Co-Surgeons (62) | 0 - Co-surgeons not permitted for this procedure. | Team Surgery (66) | 0 - Team surgeons not permitted for this procedure. | Diagnostic Imaging Family | 99 - Concept Does Not Apply | APC Status Indicator | Items and Services Packaged into APC Rates | Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) | none | MUE | 2 |
This is an add-on code that must be used in conjunction with one of these primary codes.
| 76536 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, soft tissues of head and neck (eg, thyroid, parathyroid, parotid), real time with image documentation | 76604 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, chest (includes mediastinum), real time with image documentation | 76641 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; complete | 76642 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; limited | 76700 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete | 76705 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (eg, single organ, quadrant, follow-up) | 76770 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; complete | 76775 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, retroperitoneal (eg, renal, aorta, nodes), real time with image documentation; limited | 76830 | Female Edit MPFS Status: Active Code APC S ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, transvaginal | 76856 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete | 76857 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z3 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; limited or follow-up (eg, for follicles) | 76870 | Male Edit MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, scrotum and contents | 76872 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC S ASC Z2 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Ultrasound, transrectal; | 76881 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC S ASC Z3 Ultrasound, complete joint (ie, joint space and peri-articular soft-tissue structures), real-time with image documentation | 76882 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q1 ASC N1 Ultrasound, limited, joint or focal evaluation of other nonvascular extremity structure(s) (eg, joint space, peri-articular tendon[s], muscle[s], nerve[s], other soft-tissue structure[s], or soft-tissue mass[es]), real-time with image documentation | 76981 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 Ultrasound, elastography; parenchyma (eg, organ) | 76982 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC Q3 ASC Z2 Ultrasound, elastography; first target lesion | 76999 | MPFS Status: Carrier Priced APC Q1 ASC N1 PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Unlisted ultrasound procedure (eg, diagnostic, interventional) | 93880 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC S PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; complete bilateral study | 93882 | MPFS Status: Active Code APC S Physician Quality Reporting PUB 100 CPT Assistant Article Duplex scan of extracranial arteries; unilateral or limited study | 93998 | MPFS Status: Carrier Priced APC Q1 Unlisted noninvasive vascular diagnostic study |
| XU | Unusual non-overlapping service, the use of a service that is distinct because it does not overlap usual components of the main service | 26 | Professional component: certain procedures are a combination of a physician or other qualified health care professional component and a technical component. when the physician or other qualified health care professional component is reported separately, the service may be identified by adding modifier 26 to the usual procedure number. | GC | This service has been performed in part by a resident under the direction of a teaching physician | Q6 | Service furnished under a fee-for-time compensation arrangement by a substitute physician or by a substitute physical therapist furnishing outpatient physical therapy services in a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area, or a rural area |
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