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Pinpoint the Best Codes for This Breast Exam

Published on Tue Dec 26, 2023

Question: A 63-year-old patient presented to a radiology practice for a diagnostic mammography exam with complaints of a lump in her left breast. The radiologist performed the diagnostic mammography, but due to the patient’s dense breasts, the provider had difficulty evaluating the images. The provider received a new order and performed a unilateral breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam without contrast [...]
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