Compliance Question of the Week – Radiology

What imaging must be included in the documentation for a complete abdominal ultrasound?

What is the appropriate CPT code to report for a limited hepatic MRI of
the liver, which is performed to quantify hepatic fat content?

Are C-codes still applicable for MRI breast with or without contrast? If computer-aided detection (CAD) is done, what C-code would I use?

How would you code the following aortogram and selective catheterization patient encounter?

What criteria must be met to code for 3-D rendering?

Are referring physicians supposed to bill a G-code for shared decision-making discussions had for every follow-up low-dose lung screen CT (LDCT), or do they only bill it for the initial screen?

If the technologist takes right and left lateral images of nasal bones along with a Waters’ view, is this considered the three views necessary for code 70160?

Is there a bilateral code for x-rays of the first toe on the left foot and the fourth toe on the right foot?

What MRI CPT code should be used for treatment planning in the brain?

Is there a more appropriate CPT code than 77067 with an add-on code of 77063 for a screening mammogram with tomosynthesis for a patient who has had a unilateral mastectomy?

When, if ever, is it appropriate to bill a chest CT (with or without contrast) as well as a CTA on the same date of service? What if there are two clearly independent indications and independent physician orders?

What is the correct way to bill 76881 when imaging bilateral hands and feet? We get denials when we bill it in units. When we bill it as 76881-RT, 76881-LT, 76881-59-RT, 76881-59-LT, we get a denial for frequency. I researched and found that we can bill up to four times in one encounter. Is the coding correct, has the frequency changed?