Coding and Billing for Ultrasound Examinations

Jan 3, 2017 by in ABDOMINAL MEDICINE Comments Off on Coding and Billing for Ultrasound Examinations

1. Proficiency and credentialing 2. Adequate ultrasound examination for appropriate indications 3. Adequate documentation; indications and ultrasound findings with record of images 4. Use of correct coding and modifier: understanding…

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Abdominal Ultrasound: Credentialing and Certification

Jan 3, 2017 by in ABDOMINAL MEDICINE Comments Off on Abdominal Ultrasound: Credentialing and Certification

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Ellen J. Hagopian and Junji Machi (eds.)Abdominal Ultrasound for Surgeons10.1007/978-1-4614-9599-4_21 21. Abdominal Ultrasound: Credentialing and Certification R. Stephen Smith1  , William R. Fry1   and Richard A. Hoppman2   (1) Department of Surgery, University of South Carolina School…

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Introduction: The Importance of Ultrasound in a Surgical Practice

Jan 3, 2017 by in ABDOMINAL MEDICINE Comments Off on Introduction: The Importance of Ultrasound in a Surgical Practice

© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Ellen J. Hagopian and Junji Machi (eds.)Abdominal Ultrasound for Surgeons10.1007/978-1-4614-9599-4_1 1. Introduction: The Importance of Ultrasound in a Surgical Practice Kevin Ryan Parks1, 2   and Ellen J. Hagopian1, 2, 3   (1) Department of…

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Reoperative Anti-incontinence Surgery

Dec 10, 2016 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Reoperative Anti-incontinence Surgery

Fig. 9.1 Representative images in the evaluation of mechanical failure. These demonstrate: normal reservoir contour (a), early mechanical failure with deformation of the abdominal reservoir (b), late mechanical failure with…

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Management of Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stricture

Dec 10, 2016 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Management of Vesicourethral Anastomotic Stricture

Fig. 7.1 Typical appearance of a bladder neck contracture on cystoscopic evaluation. There is a well defined annular scar at the level of the urethrovesical anastomosis Fig. 7.2 Bladder neck…

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Post-RT Urinary Incontinence and Stricture

Dec 10, 2016 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Post-RT Urinary Incontinence and Stricture

Fig. 10.1 Diagnostic RUG/VCUG demonstrates bulbomembranous urethral stricture. Brachytherapy seeds are present within the prostate Urethral ultrasound is typically performed under anesthesia prior to urethral repair by placing the ultrasound…

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