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Do You Report Sternum X-rays With 71046? Find out

Published on Thu Nov 07, 2024

Question: A patient presented to our radiology clinic with complaints of shortness of breath, persistent cough, and coughing up blood. The radiologist captured a two-view chest X-ray and reported a suspicious finding. After interpreting the chest X-ray, the radiologist performed a two-view sternum X-ray. The provider interpreted the sternum images and reported the results as a mass in the patient’s [...]
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