Radiology Question for the Week of May 20, 2024
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?
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?
When coding for myocardial perfusion imaging using code 78453, what factors should be considered regarding the use of isotopes and the inclusion of wall motion, ejection fraction, and attenuation correction?
A patient undergoes a PET scan with CT for attenuation correction and anatomic localization. Should the CT imaging be separately charged in this case when reporting 78433?
Can ultrasound guidance code 76942 be used multiple times during a liver biopsy for a biopsy of multiple separate and identifiable lesions?
If a practitioner orders a complete abdominal echo (76700) and the patient’s gallbladder has been removed, would we then charge for a limited (76705)?
We received a patient from the ER who presented with severe pelvic pain. The HCG indicated pregnancy, but there was no intrauterine pregnancy so an ectopic is suspected. What is the correct code for this scenario?
What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to
an internal-external drainage catheter. Is this an exchange? What code do we report for this in 2024?
A computed tomography (CT) study of the temporal bones in the axial plane is followed by a CT study of the temporal bones in the coronal plane. Which code or codes should be reported?
The patient presents with sternoclavicular (SC) joint pain, and a CT of the thorax (chest) with contrast is ordered. The radiology report describes the SC joint in its entirety, but no other surrounding structures. Should I code this to 71260 or 71260-52, as only the SC joint was studied?
Do we report Category III codes 0501T-0504T for the augmentative software analysis of a coronary CTA dataset?
For 2024, what codes are utilized when a medically necessary pulmonary artery angiogram is conducted preceding pulmonary artery stenting, without being combined with a diagnostic heart catheterization service? Describe the appropriate coding sequence, including the relevant catheter placement codes and the distinction between initial artery treatment and additional artery treatment.
Should we report new 2024 code 0815T when 3-D imaging is rendered?
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