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Learn How to Correct 3 Common LDCT Screening Coding Mistakes

Published on Mon Oct 23, 2023

Don’t forget to assign counseling codes. Radiologists perform low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans to evaluate eligible patients for possible lung cancer. While the LDCT screening is reported with 71271 (Computed tomography, thorax, low dose for lung cancer screening, without contrast material(s)), coders can easily overlook other aspects of the scanning procedure when reporting the exam that could leave claims in [...]
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