As you may remember, major changes including revisions, additions, and deletions were finalized in 2020 for (SPECT/CT) and myocardial PET for nuclear medicine services. Medical
Can you tell me the difference between codes 73040 and 23350?
What if a patient comes to our department for imaging of the AV – Circuit, but they still have a needle/catheter in place and we perform imaging through this “existing” access. Previously I would use code 75791, but since that code is deleted, how do I code for this imaging in this scenario?
Are there separate codes for Pyeloric Ultrasound (US) and ultrasound Abdomen? If so, can these be charged separately if ordered on the same day, same session? Or is it all a US abdomen?
we did an MIBG scan with whole-body planar images at 24 hours after an injection followed SPECT of the abdomen. Would we code 78802, 78803, or both?
When it comes to fine needle aspiration biopsy, Is it ever possible to assign two primary codes at the same session?
Under the scenario that a patient has just an abdominal aorta ultrasound, do we report code 76770 or 76775?
If a film is obtained to verify the position of the clip placed during a needle localization procedure, can we bill this with the unilateral mammogram code 77065?
If a patient has an IV contrast of Isovue 370 for a CT Scan of the Abdomen and oral contrast of 30 ml Gastrografin, do you need to report codes in addition to the CT code? I am being asked about Q9967. This is for hospital billing.
If my provider performs an intervention at the arterial anastomosis, is this defined by arterial angioplasty or stenting codes?
Is there a difference between the peripheral segment start and end points if the patient has an AV -Shunt in the arm or the leg?
For CT exams, do you know if we have to specify the type and volume of contrast for billing, or is it just the statement that iodinate contrast was administered enough? I was unable to find any type of reference source as it should be documented or stating iodinate contrast is enough. Could you direct me to some type of reference source to share with my providers?
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