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Avoid Double Billing for Some US Guidance Services

Published on Tue Nov 24, 2020

Question: A vascular surgeon performs an endovenous ablation therapy of the right greater saphenous vein. This procedure involves ultrasound (US) guidance and the provider sends the US images to a radiologist for a subsequent interpretation. What US code should I report for the interpreting radiologist’s services? Subscriber Answer: In some instances such as the example above, a radiologist will interpret [...]
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