If an ultrasound was performed with documentation of all elements required for coding of a complete abdominal ultrasound, it is appropriate to report CPT codes 76700, Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation, complete and 0346T, Ultrasound, elastography.

CPT® 47000 in section: Biopsy of liver, needle.

A biopsy with stereotactic guidance is reported as 19081, ultrasound with 19083, and MRI with 19085. If a second lesion is biopsied using the same imaging, an add-on code is reported: 19082, 19084 or 19086.

A small piece of liver tissue is removed using a special needle for examination under a microscope. The liver tissue allows the doctor to see if your liver is healthy or to better understand why you have liver damage or disease and how severe any damage is.

These CPT codes replaced a more generic Category III code 0346T (ultrasound elastography), which is now deleted. The new codes are used to report assessments for patients with diseases of solid organs, like the liver, or assessments of lesions within solid organs.

CPT code 76942 (Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement imaging supervision and interpretation) and CPT code 77002 (fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement) are inclusive with injections/aspirations of joints, trigger points, tendons or cysts.

Group 1 Codes. Code. Description. 76536. ULTRASOUND, SOFT TISSUES OF HEAD AND NECK (EG, THYROID, PARATHYROID, PAROTID), REAL TIME WITH IMAGE DOCUMENTATION.

Your doctor has requested a biopsy of your liver. A biopsy can help diagnose liver abnormalities including hepatitis, inflammation or malignancy. The procedure is performed with ultrasound guidance by a team of experts including an imaging physician, a diagnostic medical sonographer and a registered nurse.

An ultrasound will be performed to find the correct place to insert the biopsy needle. This involves moving a probe over the area of your liver to pass sound waves through the skin – these then bounce back to provide an image of your internal organs. A local anaesthetic will be used to numb your skin and liver lining.

The CPT manual contains three codes for liver biopsy. Of these, 47000 (biopsy of liver, needle; percutaneous) and 47100 (biopsy of liver, wedge) should be used when no other abdominal procedure has been performed.

Cpt code ct guided biopsy bone marrow. When bone marrow aspiration is performed alone, the appropriate code to report is CPT code 38220.

In ultrasound guided lymph node biopsy, an ultrasound device is placed right in front of the area, from where biopsy is to be performed. Then a needle is used to take sample from lymph nodes. The CPT code used for this process is 76942. Cervical lymph node biopsy is performed either by needling or surgical process (preferred).