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Radiology Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

You May Need to Separate 'RS' From 'I'

Published on Mon Apr 17, 2017

Question: Our radiologist interpreted the results of a fistulogram and wrote a report for the interpretation. We can’t find a CPT® code for the service. What can we report? Codify Subscriber Answer: Although CPT® doesn’t include a code for the interpretation alone, you can describe your situation using modifiers on code 76080 (Radiologic examination, abscess, fistula or sinus tract study, radiological supervision [...]
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