Compliance Question of the Week – Radiology

Radiology Question for the Week of July 25, 2022

If we performed a complete obstetric ultrasound examination (code 76805) but were unable to see a handful of structures and had the patient come back to re-evaluate the fetal anatomy not seen well in the previous study, is the follow-up study reported as a limited evaluation (code 76815) or a reevaluation (code 76816) study?

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