Are you mystified by the coding and billing requirements for diagnostic ultrasound procedures? Fear not, MedLearn's Ultrasound Coder book will guide you through the intricacies! This timely resource distills the coding experience of MedLearn's national consulting practice, combined with Medicare coverage policies and billing guidelines. Highlights:

• Guidance with biopsy, aspiration, needle localization and vascular-access procedures
• Covers non-invasive peripheral vascular coding
• Divided into diagnostic ultrasound, ultrasound guidance procedures, echocardiography (fetal and non-fetal), non-invasive vascular diagnostic studies and intravascular ultrasound sections, each with CPT codes and billing tips
• Differentiates between complex and limited abdominal/retroperitoneal scans
• Addresses recent code additions, including new codes for ultrasound and screening for aortic aneurysm
• Appendices with valuable detailed information on ordering diagnostic tests, plus CMS program memoranda