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 and
compliant coding, appropriate documentation, payer policy, and issues surrounding claims
submission for Emergency physician ultrasound examinations they are currently performing or
may anticipate performing. The codes included in this document are based on the “core” and
“adjunct” ultrasound applications as described in the 2008 Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines

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