Radiology Question for the Week of May 29, 2017
May I report MRI and MRA of the brain during the same session?
May I report MRI and MRA of the brain during the same session?
What code(s) do we report for contrast-enhanced ultrasound for vesicoureteral reflux?
For 2017, can CPT code 75625 be used for the coding of non-selective angiography?
What is the correct way to bill for a three-phase bone scan and a SPECT scan performed on the same day? My research indicates that if the three-phase scan is bundled into the SPECT scan, it can be billed with a modifier. Is this correct?
We performed a Y-90 mapping case in interventional radiology (IR). At the end of the procedure, we injected the Technetium MAA dose for the follow-up scan. Is there a specific code that should be added to account for the injection?
What CPT code would you recommend for an ultrasound of the temporal artery for giant-cell arteritis?
The facility ordered CPT code 71021, and the radiologist documented a lateral and apical lordotic view only. Would it be appropriate to bill 71010 and 71035 or modify CPT 71021 with a 52?
How do you code automated breast ultrasound? Can we code 3D?
We have only been billing 78660 for a dacrocystogram. We recently received an edit that says a surgical intervention code might be needed. We use eye drops to administer the radiopharmaceutical. Do we need a surgical code, and would it be 68850?
I have been assigning the following codes for contrast-enhanced liver ultrasound:
76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (e.g., single organ, quadrant, follow-up)
Q9950 Injection, perflexane lipid microspheres, per ml
However, I was just told that I should be reporting C9744 (ultrasound, abdominal, with contrast) instead. Is this correct?
I have been assigning the following codes for contrast-enhanced liver ultrasound:
76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited (e.g., single organ, quadrant, follow-up)
Q9950 Injection, perflexane lipid microspheres, per ml
However, I was just told that I should be reporting C9744 (ultrasound, abdominal, with contrast) instead. Is this correct?
May I report MRI and MRA of the brain during the same session?
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