What happens during ultrasound imaging?

During the procedure A trained technician (sonographer) presses a small, hand-held device (transducer) against the area being studied and moves it as needed to capture the images. The transducer sends sound waves into your body, collects the ones that bounce back and sends them to a computer, which creates the images.

What is an ultrasound scan used for?

An ultrasound scan, sometimes called a sonogram, is a procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of part of the inside of the body. An ultrasound scan can be used to monitor an unborn baby, diagnose a condition, or guide a surgeon during certain procedures.

What are 4 uses of ultrasound?

Ultrasound is a useful way of examining many of the body’s internal organs, including but not limited to the:

• heart and blood vessels, including the abdominal aorta and its major branches.
• liver.
• gallbladder.
• spleen.
• pancreas.
• kidneys.
• bladder.
• uterus, ovaries, and unborn child (fetus) in pregnant patients.

What is ultrasound frequency?

In physics the term “ultrasound” applies to all acoustic energy with a frequency above human hearing (20,000 hertz or 20 kilohertz). Typical diagnostic sonographic scanners operate in the frequency range of 2 to 18 megahertz, hundreds of times greater than the limit of human hearing.

What is ultrasound for pregnant?

A fetal ultrasound (sonogram) is an imaging technique that uses sound waves to produce images of a fetus in the uterus. Fetal ultrasound images can help your health care provider evaluate your baby’s growth and development and monitor your pregnancy.

How does an ultrasound cost?

Average Pricing, Select Ultrasound Procedures

CPT/HCPCS CODE	Procedure Description	Direct Pay Price
76801	Ultrasound Ob < 14WKS	$243
76805	Ultrasound Ob Comp	$243
76815	Ultrasound Ob Ltd/Fetal Position	$157
76700	US Abd Comp	$243

What are AB and M scans?

B-Mode, or Brightness Modulation, is the display of 2D map of B-Mode data, and is the most common form of ultrasound imaging. M-Mode, or Motion Mode (also called Time Motion or TM-Mode), is the display of a one-dimensional image that is used for analyzing moving body parts commonly in cardiac and fetal cardiac imaging.