Various methods and systems are provided for conveying information about cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization (e.g., processing) of touchable components of a medical device using visually detectable indicators (VDIs). Information regarding processing of an ultrasound device may be conveyed by configuring the ultrasound device to include a first component with a first visual indicator to indicate a first processing level and a second component with a second visual indicator to indicate a second processing level. Implementing visual indicators to convey information about processing may reduce time, cost, and other resources used to process medical devices compared to conventional processing methods wherein the entire medical device may be processed to one processing level.