(2023) Renal Ultrasound CPT Code 76770, CPT 76775 & CPT 76776
A renal ultrasound is a procedure for the examination of the kidney and the bladder. It is a noninvasive method that uses an ultrasound for taking images of the patients renal/kidney. There are three renal ultrasound CPT codes according to CMS. You may use CPT 76775 for a limited renal ultrasound, CPT code 76770 for a complete renal ultrasound and CPT 76776 may be for a renal ultrasound of a transplanted kidney.
CPT Code 76770
Long description of CPT 76770: Ultrasound, retroperitoneal [eg, renal, aorta, nodes], real-time with image documentation; complete.
Short description: Renal ultrasound, complete.
CPT Code 76775
Long description of CPT code 76775: Ultrasound, retroperitoneal [e.g., renal, aorta, nodes], real-time with image documentation; limited.
Short description: Renal ultrasound, limited.
CPT Code 76776
Long description of CPT code 76776: Ultrasound, transplanted kidney, real time and duplex Doppler with image documentation.
Short description: Transplanted kidney ultrasound.
Sources
https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=55336&ver=39
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/ultrasound-renal
