CMS Approved Coverage and Coding for Abdominal Ultrasound with Contrast Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System

News The approval by the Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is effective October 1, 2016, for liver and/or abdominal ultrasound procedures with contrast when performed in the hospital outpatient setting. Contributed Author:  Bracco Diagnostics Inc. Topics:  Medical Diagnostics