Radiology Question for the Week of November 20, 2023
Can we report code 78445 when performing whole-body flow imaging followed by a whole-body bone scan?
Can we report code 78445 when performing whole-body flow imaging followed by a whole-body bone scan?
What code would be used to report beta-amyloid plaque imaging?
Does 78429 include CT for both attenuation correction and anatomic localization? Can we charge separately for diagnostic CT imaging?
When should we bill for one acquisition vs two acquisitions when reporting 78803?
What code do we report for a gastrointestinal bleed study when planar and SPECT images are
performed to localize a small bleeding site?
What is the difference between codes 55700 and 55706? They both describe
needle biopsy of the prostate, how do you determine which to use?
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or
enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic
procedures?
What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter. Is this an exchange? Is there a code that describes this?
Can extremity angiography codes 75710 and 75716 be assigned for selective and non-selective imaging?
How would a G-tube placement with an extension into the jejunum at the
same session be coded?
If the intent of the procedure is to place a PICC line but this cannot be done, and the catheter is advanced only into a peripheral vein can this be coded as a PICC with a -52 modifier?
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