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Bill Bilateral Hand/Wrist X-rays Correctly

Published on Fri Aug 25, 2023

Question: I have a report where a radiologist dictated that they performed two-view X-rays of both of the patient’s hands and wrists to evaluate for traumatic fractures of body areas. What CPT® codes should I use to report the procedure? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign 73120 (Radiologic examination, hand; 2 views) and 73100 (Radiologic examination, wrist; 2 views) to report the bilateral [...]
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