Radiology Question for the Week of October 30, 2023
When should we bill for one acquisition vs two acquisitions when reporting 78803?
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?
Would a spine jack kypho only be performed in the hospital setting (IP or OP)? Have you seen it performed in the imaging global centers?
If the documentation states a core biopsy of the disc space, would we still use 62267?
If the documentation doesn’t state the origin for 20551, should we code 20550?
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