Radiology Question for the Week of December 16, 2019
What code do I report for the removal of a biliary drainage catheter requiring fluoroscopic guidance?
What code do I report for the removal of a biliary drainage catheter requiring fluoroscopic guidance?
What are the new myocardial PET codes for 2020?
What codes are recommended for UB-04 billing?
What modifiers would I use if our radiologist did not supervise the imaging in the room but later interpreted the film results?
If a practitioner orders a complete abdominal echo (76700) and the patient’s gallbladder had been removed, would we then charge for a limited (76705)?
To report code 76881, what must be examined?
What are the revisions for SPECT starting in 2020?
How are myocardial PET codes being revised for 2020?
What are the proposed changes to MQSA?
Is a consent form by the patient required for breast cyst aspiration or core biopsy?
We are performing liver elastography exams. The ultrasound coordinator states that the appropriate CPT code for what we are performing is 76981. However, the radiologist states that we are performing shear wave measurements and that the code should be 91200. What is the difference?
Whole body planar and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging with labeled white blood cells were obtained for a clinical indication of “abdominal aortic graft in place, evaluate for possible infection.” What CPT code would be assigned?
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