Diagnostic Ultrasound Exam Codes and Procedure Reference
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Ultrasound Exam Codes and Procedure Reference
Arterial and Venous Duplex Procedures
- Arterial Duplex, Bilateral — ADUPLEBI
- Arterial Duplex RT — ADUPLERT
- Arterial Duplex LT — ADUPLELT
- Venous — Legs or Arms
- Bilateral — VDUPLE BI or UE (RT or LT)
Upper Extremity and Non-Vascular
Ultrasound Upper Arm
Non-vascular limited left: EXTNVLIMLT (or RT for right).
Breast Procedures and Codes
- Breast, limited diagnostic bilateral — BLIMDIABI (RT or LT)
- US Breast biopsy bilateral — GDBXBRBI (RT or LT)
- US Breast additional — GDBXBRADD
- Breast cyst aspiration RT — BCAR
- Breast cyst aspiration LT — BCAL
- Breast needle localization bilateral — BRNLBI (RT or LT)
- Cyst aspiration, any — GDCYST ASP
Abdominal and Appendix Exams
- Abdomen, complete — ABDCM
- Abdomen, limited — ABDTM or ABDLM
- Appendix — APP
- Gallbladder or any one organ — (single-organ abdominal exam)
- Abdominal limited — (limited abdominal exam)
- Note: if not specified in the order, it is abdominal complete.
Bladder and PVR
- (Includes bladder and PVR if ordered) — RENBI
- Bladder only, NO PVR — USBLADDER
- Bladder with PVR measurement — USBLADDMEAS
Renal and Renal Artery Procedures
- Renal Artery — DUPVISC + RENBI
- Done with kidneys.
- US Renal artery Doppler: US renal LIMITED BI
Scrotal and Related Exams
- Scrotal — always done together
- Abbreviation: SCROTUM and DUPSCRC
Soft Tissue Ultrasound Sites
- Soft tissue, axilla
- Soft tissue, abdominal wall — STABDWALL
- Soft tissue, buttocks — ATBUTTOCKS
- Soft tissue, upper back/chest — UPBACKSTCHEST
- Soft tissue, head/neck (not thyroid) — HEADNECK
Thyroid and Node Biopsy Codes
- Thyroid FNA — FNA UA1
- Thyroid FNA, more than one nodule — FNA USEA
- Biopsy lymph node bilateral — BXLYNBI
- Biopsy lymph node left — BXLYNLT
- Biopsy lymph node right — BXLYNRT
Liver and Percutaneous Biopsies
- US needle liver biopsy percutaneous — US NEEDLE LIVER BX PERC
- US needle liver biopsy (percutaneous) — preserved as above.
Sonography and OB/Gyn Procedures
- Sonos
- Endometrial biopsy — BXENDOMET
- Hysterosonogram injection — INJHYST
- Pelvic complete — PELCM
- General sonogram — SONO
- Transvaginal, non-obstetric — TRANVANGNOB
Full Table of Items (as in original document)
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
Arterial Duplex, Bilat ADUPLEBI Venous - Legs or Arms Bilateral - VDUPLE BI or UE (RT or LT) ULTRASOUND UPPER ARM NON-VASCULAR LIMITED LEFT: EXTNVLIMLT (or RT for right) Breast Limited Diag bil - BLIMDIABI (RT or LT) US Breast bx bil - GDBXBRBI (RT or LT) US Breast additional - GDBXBRADD Breast Cyst Asp RT - BCAR Breast Cyst Asp LT - BCAL Breast needle loc bil - BRNLBI (RT or LT) Cyst Asp, any - GDCYST ASP Abdomen, complete – ABDCM Abdomen, limited - ABDLM Appendix - APP | (Includes bladder and PVR if ordered) RENBI Bladder only, NO PVR - USBLADDER Bladder with PVR - USBLADDMEAS Renal Artery – DUPVISC + RENBI Done with kidneys. US Renal artery DOPPLER: US renal LIMITED BI Gallbladder or any one organ Abdominal limited Note: if not specified in the order, it's abdominal complete. Done with kidneys US Renal artery DOPPLER: US renal LIMITED BI SCROTAL and SCROTAL Always done together Abv: SCROTUM and DUPSCRC |
Soft tissue, Axilla Soft tissue, ABD wall - STABDWALL Soft tissue, buttocks - ATBUTTOCKS Soft tissue, upper back, chest - UPBACKSTCHEST Soft tissue, head/neck not thyroid - HEADNECK Thyroid FNA - FNA UA1 Thyroid FNA more than 1 nodule - FNA USEA BXLYNBI - bilateral BXLYNLT - Left BXLYNRT - right US NEEDLE LIVER BX PERC | Sonos BXENDOMET INJHYST PELCM SONO TRANVANGNOB |
All codes and procedure names preserved and standardized for clarity. Capitalization, spelling, and punctuation have been corrected for readability while retaining original codes and notes.