General Question for the Week of December 7, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
December 6, 2020
Does the modified barium swallow code 74230 include scout films?
Does the modified barium swallow code 74230 include scout films?
Do you have any tips when reporting an injection/aspiration under ultrasound guidance?
Are other non-radioactive drugs covered within code 78451?
We often report codes 76700 and 3975 together. Do we need a modifier?
If two cysts in the same breast are aspirated under ultrasound guidance, how do we code the procedure?
May an abdominal duplex scan (93975) be billed more than once in the same day?
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?
How many times can 76881 or 76882 be billed when multiple joints are scanned during the same patient encounter?
What are the “additional artery” codes for revascularization in the femoral/popliteal territory?
We have a referring physician that insists on ordering a unilateral screening mammogram on the same script as a unilateral diagnostic mammogram. Can you please advise as to the correctness of this order?
An exam is ordered for CT study of the sacroiliac (SI) joints, with and without contrast, with an indication of SI joint pain. SI joints are studied, and findings documented for both joints. Should this be coded with 76380, as we are only studying a limited portion of the pelvis?
Can extremity angiography codes 75710 and 75716 be assigned for selective and non-selective imaging?
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