Ultrasound

TRICARE covers ultrasound procedures for the following:

• Diagnosis, guidance, and post-operative evaluation of surgical procedures
• Maternity-related procedures:
• • Estimating gestational age
  • Evaluating fetal growth
  • Conducting a biophysical evaluation for fetal well-being
  • Evaluating a suspected ectopic pregnancy
  • Defining the cause of vaginal bleeding
  • Diagnosing or evaluating multiple gestations
  • Confirming cardiac activity
  • Evaluating maternal pelvic masses or uterine abnormalities
  • Evaluating suspected hydatidiform mole
  • Evaluating the fetus's condition in late registrants for prenatal care
• Bone density studies:
• • Diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis
  • Diagnosis and monitoring of osteopenia

TRICARE doesn’t cover ultrasound for the following:

• Routine screening for breast disease
• To determine the sex of an unborn child
• Bone density studies for routine screening for osteoporosis
• Spinal scanning in adults for inflammatory conditions of the spine and nerve roots
• As guidance for facet joint or epidural injections