Radiology Question for the Week of November 6, 2023
Does 78429 include CT for both attenuation correction and anatomic localization? Can we charge separately for diagnostic CT imaging?
Does 78429 include CT for both attenuation correction and anatomic localization? Can we charge separately for diagnostic CT imaging?
Interventional radiology is an area ripe with opportunities for coding errors, with as much as 30 percent being coded inaccurately, according to experts. Chronic pain
If a patient had a G-tube, D-or J-tube, or G-J tube previously and needs a new one placed through a new access, would this be coded as a replacement?
When should we bill for one acquisition vs two acquisitions when reporting 78803?
What is an internal-external biliary drainage catheter?
What code do we report for a gastrointestinal bleed study when planar and SPECT images are
performed to localize a small bleeding site?
How do you determine when to code a breast cyst aspiration or an FNA
biopsy of the breast?
What is the difference between codes 55700 and 55706? They both describe
needle biopsy of the prostate, how do you determine which to use?
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or
enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic
procedures?
What is an external biliary drainage catheter?
Are you prepared for the potential of declining reimbursement next year? CMS is once again targeting payments in the proposed PFS rule, which means the
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic procedures?
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