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Ria Dancel, MD
@ria_dancel
University of North Carolina Med-Peds Hospitalist, Director of UNC Medicine Procedure Service, #POCUS, #IMPOCUS, #MedEd, tweets = all me
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Feb 28, 2021
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A thread about
#POCUS
guided procedures.
Paracentesis with ultrasound: 49083
Paracentesis without ultrasound: 49082
With
#POCUS
is safer for patients and less likely to be a failed procedure. Also, billing is higher for ultrasound guidance.
journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/artic…
https://twitter.com/ericflemMD/status/1366004415451258880
#POCUS
guided procedures, continued
Thoracentesis with
#POCUS
guidance CPT: 32555
Thoracentesis without
#POCUS
guidance CPT: 32554
Again, using ultrasound makes for a safer and more successful procedure.
journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/artic…