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Question:
What is the appropriate CPT® code to report for a limited hepatic MRI of the liver, which is performed to quantify hepatic fat content?
Answer:
The existing MRI abdomen without contrast code 74181 accurately describes this very limited examination of the liver performed primarily to quantify hepatic fat content. Because this is a very limited examination, modifier 52 (reduced services) should be appended to CPT code 74181.
| 74181 | Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, abdomen; without contrast material(s) |
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