Radiology Coding Alert

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Make Use of Modifiers When Interpreting Radiological Tests

Question: Our radiologist was called upon to analyze chest X-ray images (frontal) for a patient with viral pneumonia. How can we bill for X-ray interpretation when the office does not own or lease the equipment? Florida Subscriber  Answer: As you do not own the equipment, you can only report the professional component of the service. What are the professional and technical components? [...]
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