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CPT® 70470, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Head and Neck

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 70470 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Head and Neck.

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The provider performs computed tomography, or CT scanning, of the head or brain, first without and then with contrast and additional images. He performs the procedure to diagnose any brain or intracranial abnormalities, such as a cerebral aneurysm.

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When a CT scan without contrast is reported on the same day as a CT scan with contrast, on the same anatomical site, use the code for "without contrast followed by with contrast". You are right, 7047... [ Read More ]
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You are correct! Per the NCCI edits billing both is not appropriate and these will be denied. These should be bundled together into code 70470. [ATTACH type="full" alt="4297"]4297[/ATTACH]... [ Read More ]
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I need some help to clarify this situation. Radiology is telling me that they are billing both 70450 and 70460 because they were performed a little over an hour apart. Reason for the first scan was le... [ Read More ]
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If CT Brain without contrast (70450) in one session and same day with same physician CT Brain with contrast (70460) on different session we can combine and code 70470. if they are performing CT Brain... [ Read More ]
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70470 would not be a correct code to represent the two procedures because 70450 and 70470 are CTs, but 70496 is a CT angiography. If these two had been done at the same session, you would just report... [ Read More ]
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If the patient had a CT brain ordered and performed without contrast and then brought back to Radiology at a later time that same day, would the service be accurately coded as 70450 and a 70496? I am ... [ Read More ]
Precert for Radiology codes
My supervisor posed this question to me. Can you precert to the highest code 70470 and will it then cover CPT codes 70460 and 70450. It has always been my experience that you must code specific, but... [ Read More ]
Procedure code/Modifier inconsistency?
I have been getting these back on a few of my radiology patients, and I don't know what to do to resolve the issue! One was 93880-26 with Diag 780.09 93970-26 with R22.43 70470-26 with 780.4 I ju... [ Read More ]
Can these be billed together
Our billing company uses these codes all the time with no problems, we code as follows; 70470, 70482-59 76700, 76770-59... [ Read More ]
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