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Testing for Embolic Cerebellar Abscess
Published on Wed Jan 17, 2024
Question: Notes indicate that the physician performed a level four office evaluation and management (E/M) service and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain without contrast, followed by contrast and further sequences, for an established patient. Final diagnosis was “embolic cerebellar abscess”? How should I report this encounter? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: On the claim, report: 70553 (Magnetic resonance [...]