Radiology Question for the Week of January 29, 2018

Can a radiologist bill for the reading of a post breast biopsy/clip/wire-placement mammogram? It is usually a two-view mammogram that indicates the clip/wire placement. Prior to 2016, the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits didn’t allow, but I believe this policy was revised. If the radiologist can bill for the reading of the post breast biopsy/clip/wire placement mammogram, would it be a unilateral, diagnostic mammogram?

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