ULTRASOUND CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT DOCUMENT 2009 EMERGENCY ULTRASOUND SECTION AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS CONTRIBUTORS: Jessica Resnick MD FACEP Stephen Hoffenberg MD FACEP Vivek Tayal MD FACEP Eitan Dickman MD FACEP

Introduction The goal of this paper is to assist Emergency physicians in understanding correct andcompliant coding, appropriate documentation, payer policy, and issues surrounding claimssubmission for Emergency physician ultrasound examinations they are currently...