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Code Screening Breast MRIs With Caution

Published on Mon Dec 16, 2019

Question: We have a patient seen for a high-risk breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan screening due to a family history of breast cancer. The impression states dense breasts. Should I code this with a screening code in addition to the dense breasts and family history codes? New York Subscriber Answer: You should reserve code Z12.31 (Encounter for screening mammogram [...]
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