Radiology Question for the Week of October 18, 2021
MedLearn Publishing
October 17, 2021
What code would be used for a nuclear medicine dacryoscintography? I haven’t run across one of these before.
What code would be used for a nuclear medicine dacryoscintography? I haven’t run across one of these before.
Code 92941 is for the treatment of a total or subtotal occlusion during an acute myocardial infarction. Is there a definition of what qualifies as a “subtotal” occlusion?
When should 99453 and 99454 not be reported?
Is RPM considered a Medicare telehealth service?
Myocardial perfusion scan code 78452 includes multiple studies. Does this have to be rest and stress? What about prone studies?
Does code 78434 require pre-authorization?
What different types of classifications determine the medical necessity for reflex testing?
Can we report code 94200 when using the forced expiratory volume (FEV1) from the spirogram to calculate an estimated MVV?
How are codes 95812 and 95813 used?
If an aspiration is done with the preparation of the smears on superficial tissue and without radiologic guidance, what code should we select?
How do we bill echocardiogram with intravenous Lumason® contrast in the office?
We are beginning to perform abbreviated breast screening magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans without and with/without contrast. They have fewer sequences and take about half the amount of time of a regular breast MRI. If done without contrast followed by contrast administration and
imaging, would we report CPT code 77049-52 or an unlisted CPT code?
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