Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

Clear up your 74178 questions with these tips. If your facility provides and codes for CT services, you can't afford to miss CPT 2011's update to coding abdominal and pelvic CTs performed at the same session. The AMA has recently released additional details that should help guide you to the proper code. Anatomic Combination Is Key to 74176-74178 The creation of 74176-74178 is one of the big changes for coding in 2011, says Kelly C. Loya, CHC, CPC-I, CPhT, managing consultant with Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting Inc. The codes are as follows: 74176 -- Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material 74177 -- ... with contrast material(s) 74178 -- ... without contrast material in one or both body regions, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections in one or both body regions. Rationale: Patients often have imaging of the abdomen and pelvis performed at the same setting, and the intent of the new [...]