Radiology Question for the Week of October 10, 2022
If the dictated report states “CT volumetric acquisition was performed,” should a CTA study be reported?
If the dictated report states “CT volumetric acquisition was performed,” should a CTA study be reported?
CT of the head without contrast is performed in the morning, and a CT of the head with contrast is performed on the same day in the afternoon. Is it correct to code this scenario using 70450 with 70460 separately accompanied by modifier 59, or choose just 70470?
What exactly does 0508T define? Is there any modifier that needs to be reported with this service?
How do you know when it is appropriate to report code 36218 for additional 2nd or 3rd order vessels selectively catheterized?
Can extremity angiography codes 75710 and 75716 be assigned for selective and non-selective imaging?
For lower extremity incompetent veins treatment services, what code would I report for the chemical ablation of incompetent extremity veins?
Should we report a separate S & I code with intravascular stent codes? Do we charge for angioplasty separately when reporting these codes?
What code would we report for arterial mechanical thrombectomy?
What codes would we report for interventions in the central segment of the dialysis circuit?
What is the correct way to code for an imaging study of an ileal conduit when the injection is performed near where the conduit empties into the external drainage bag (i.e., the skin side of the conduit)?
Do you know how the proposed 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule conversion factor impacts radiology-related reimbursement?
If we performed a complete obstetric ultrasound examination (code 76805) but were unable to see a handful of structures and had the patient come back to re-evaluate the fetal anatomy not seen well in the previous study, is the follow-up study reported as a limited evaluation (code 76815) or a reevaluation (code 76816) study?
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