Radiology Question for the Week of November 30, 2020
Do you have any tips when reporting an injection/aspiration under ultrasound guidance?
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Do you have any tips when reporting an injection/aspiration under ultrasound guidance?
Are other non-radioactive drugs covered within code 78451?
If two cysts in the same breast are aspirated under ultrasound guidance, how do we code the procedure?
If a film is obtained to verify the position of the clip placed during a needle
localization procedure, can we bill this with the unilateral mammogram
code 77065?
How many times can 76881 or 76882 be billed when multiple joints are scanned during the same patient encounter?
What are the “additional artery” codes for revascularization in the femoral/popliteal territory?
An exam is ordered for CT study of the sacroiliac (SI) joints, with and without contrast, with an indication of SI joint pain. SI joints are studied, and findings documented for both joints. Should this be coded with 76380, as we are only studying a limited portion of the pelvis?
Can extremity angiography codes 75710 and 75716 be assigned for selective and non-selective imaging?
Can we use 0031T for myocardial infarct avid imaging?
Does code 78072 include CT for both attenuation correction and anatomic localization? Can we charge separately for diagnostic CT imaging?
What are the anticipated changes to percutaneous core needle lung biopsy?
An “ultrasound abdomen complete” (76700) is ordered with the indication of “Abdominal pain, evaluate for Umbilical Hernia.” The hernia images are not included in our protocol of abdomen complete, but we are adding them anyway. Should we be adding an abdominal limited code, one quadrant (76705), along with the abdomen complete code 76700, or does the
complete include an evaluation of hernia?
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