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Coding in Ob Sonography  1 st Trimester! • 76801 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, first trimester (
Coding in Ob Sonography  2 nd /3 rd trimester! • 76815 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited (eg, fetal heart beat, placental location, fetal position and/or qualitative amniotic fluid volume), one or more fetuses! • Use 76815 only once per exam and not per element! Coding in Ob Sonography! • Physician interpretation and signed final report are components of all of the codes! • Cannot bill 76805 or 76810 simultaneously to 76815, they are mutually exclusive! Coding in Ob Sonography  2 nd /3 rd Trimester! • 76816 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, follow-up (eg, reevaluation of fetal size by measuring standard growth parameters and amniotic fluid volume, re-evaluation of organ system(s) suspected or confirmed to be abnormal on a previous scan), transabdominal approach, per fetus! • Report 76816 with modifier ‘-59’ for each additional fetus examined in a multiple pregnancy! 5
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Page 15 and 16: ICD Codes! • Know if your carrier
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Page 19 and 20: ICD Codes- Fetal diseases (655)!
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