You Be the Coder:
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 [...]