protocol
determines the images needed to ensure a diagnosis can be made or verify that an organ is normal
ACOG
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
accreditation organizations
evaluate the ultrasound practice for the quality of their studies, reports, & policies
AIUM
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protocol
determines the images needed to ensure a diagnosis can be made
or verify that an organ is normal
ACOG
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
accreditation organizations
evaluate the ultrasound practice for the quality of their studies,
reports, & policies
AIUM
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
SRU
Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
ACR
American College of Radiology
SPR
Society of Pediatric Radiologists
SMFM
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
SIR
Society of Interventional Radiology
AUA
, American Urologic Association
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission-Vascular Testing
IAC-VT
which organization accredits both vascular and nonvascular
examinations and is preferred by most Radiology departments?
ACR
Vascular labs receive their accreditation through
IAC-VT
Non-imaging departments that perform their own ultrasound exams
(such as urology and endocrine departments) achieve accreditation
through
AIUM
CPT codes stands for what?
Current Procedural Terminology codes
what are CPT codes?
The billing codes that are sent to the insurance companies stands
for Current Procedural Terminology codes, they influence protocols
and their purpose is to define what constitutes a complete versus a
limited ultrasound examination
code used to order a renal ultrasound
76775
CPT book defines
which images are needed to legally bill for a complete study
complete retroperitoneal study code
76770
what does a complete retroperitoneal study consist of?
real-time scans of the kidneys, abdominal aorta, common iliac
artery origins, and the inferior vena cava, including any
demonstrated retroperitoneal abnormality
congenital anomaly
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