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Face Your Facial Bone X-ray Coding Fears

Published on Mon Oct 23, 2023

Question: A patient came into our radiology practice after suffering injuries to the face in a fistfight. According to the radiologist’s report, the radiologist captured “complete X-rays of the patient’s facial bones.” Could you please explain the difference between 70140 and 70150? Montana Subscriber Answer: Both 70140 (Radiologic examination, facial bones; less than 3 views) and 70150 (… complete, minimum of 3 [...]
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