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New Medi-Cal Benefit: Chest Ultrasound



Thursday, February 04, 2010


Effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2004, CPT-4 code 76604 (ultrasound, chest, B-scan [includes mediastinum] and/or real time with image documentation) is a Medi-Cal benefit. This practice is limited to four claims per year, for the same recipient, by any provider. Additional claims for this code must be accompanied with appropriate medical justification.The updated information is reflected on manual replacement pages radi 8 (Part 2) and tar and non cd7 2 (Part 2).



California Medi Cal
Thursday, February 04, 2010