Radiology Question for the Week of December 18, 2023
Bryan Nordley
December 18, 2023
When are new 2024 codes 76984, 76987, and 76989 reported?
When are new 2024 codes 76984, 76987, and 76989 reported?
Do you have any billing tips for new code 0815T?
What is meant by a stent for biliary procedures?
CPT® radiology and interventional radiology coders know that interventional radiology remains tough. The services can seem loaded with endless intricacies complete with opportunities for errors.
Will reimbursement be impacted by the 2024 final PFS rule starting next year?
How would you code when selective renal angiography is performed on the main renal artery (first order vessel) in the right kidney, then a selective angiogram is performed on a second-order vessel in the left kidney?
For a gastric emptying imaging study, what code would we report if a dual-radiopharmaceutical technique is utilized to obtain both solid and liquid-phase studies in the same session or on the same day?
For cervical carotid stenting, is there a code for ‘each additional vessel’?
If an injection and an aspiration are performed on the same joint at the same session, is it appropriate to code for both?
Can we report code 78445 when performing whole-body flow imaging followed by a whole-body bone scan?
If a patient presents for a nephrostomy tube exchange but the tube fell out at home, should this be coded as a new placement (50432) or as an exchange (50435)?
What code would be used to report beta-amyloid plaque imaging?
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