Radiology Question for the Week of August 5, 2019
May I report 49185 for sclerotherapy of a lymphocele?
May I report 49185 for sclerotherapy of a lymphocele?
I am in the process of setting fees up in our imaging center billing system for radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine procedures. The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) does not give payment amounts for radiopharmaceuticals. Do you know if and how they are paid?
May I report 78072 when SPECT and CT are performed on separate systems if using software to perform anatomic localization?
May I report code 49185 for a procedure that contains drainage prior to sclerotherapy?
Can I code for both diagnostic carotid angiography and diagnostic vertebral angiography?
Are there “territories” for intravascular lesions?
What is the difference between exchange and conversion for biliary drainage?
Can we use the OB ultrasound codes when the US identifies an ectopic pregnancy or no pregnancy?
How do you code for a screening mammogram when additional magnification views are required for a suspected abnormality? May I code both a diagnostic mammogram and a screening mammogram?
What code(s) would I report for an injection of contrast for a previously placed cholecystostomy tube evaluation and change?
A CT study of T10 through L3 with contrast is ordered. Which code is used to describe this service?
What is the code for a male mammogram?
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