Does Aetna deny 76856 pelvic ultrasound-trans-abdominal?

Does Aetna deny 76856 pelvic ultrasound-trans-abdominal?

We are getting denials from Aetna for 76856 Pelvic ultrasound – trans-abdominal when billing with 76830 ultrasound trans-vaginal. Non-ob scenario. There are no CCI edits for this pair of codes. Aetna states that 76856 is incidental to the other procedure.

Can You Bill an office visit with CPT code 76856 and 76830?

Many coders have confusion in billing these two codes together. But, as per coding guidelines their are no NCCI edits between CPT code 76856 & 76830, hence both procedure codes can be coded together. Also Know, can you bill an office visit with an ultrasound?

Is there a CCI edit for Procedure Code 76856?

There are no CCI edits for this pair of codes. Aetna states that 76856 is incidental to the other procedure. Is this correct? Does anyone have the same issue?