CPT^® 71551, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Chest

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 71551 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Chest.

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In this diagnostic procedure, the provider performs a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, study of the chest using contrast material. An MRI of the chest helps to detect diseases of internal organs like hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy, an enlargement of the lymph nodes in the hilar or lung roots, or in the mediastinum between the lungs.

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