CPT^® 73220, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Upper Extremities

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 73220 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Upper Extremities.

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In this diagnostic procedure the provider performs a magnetic resonance imaging of the patient’s upper extremity for a location other than the joint of the extremity. He performs the procedure first without using contrast and again after injecting contrast material.

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MRI foot,lower leg & femur

[QUOTE="bnmoody, post: 392628, member: 265484"] [B]MRI Extremity - Joint/Nonjoint[/B] If the patient has a MRI [U]Joint[/U] you can code [B]multiple[/B] studies [U](Upper: 73221-73223) (Lower: 73721-... [ Read More ]

MRI foot,lower leg & femur

[b]MRI Extremity - Joint/Nonjoint[/b] If the patient has a MRI [U]Joint[/U] you can code [B]multiple[/B] studies [U](Upper: 73221-73223) (Lower: 73721-73723). [/U] [U]Non-joint [/U]studies are to be... [ Read More ]

73220 x 2 (???)

I need some help from you Radiology pro's...a surgeon in our group ordered "MRI right arm w/wo contrast)" last month, pt hx of neurofibromatosis, now ready to plan for sx. The radiology billers in o... [ Read More ]

MRI Cntrast code

[QUOTE="babusabina, post: 178627, member: 131785"]Mri w/wo contrast do I have to enter separate code? Say for example MRI Shoulder with and without, how many code need to enter?[/QUOTE] I would use ... [ Read More ]

MRI Hand

73220 Upper Ext. (non joint) L/R w/wo, hand, forarm, humerous. 73223 Upper Ext. (any joint) w/wo that would be the difference.... [ Read More ]

MRI Hand

For an MRI Hand W and W/O Contrast shouldn't you use 73220? The CPT book also lists 73223 in the index portion??... [ Read More ]

MRI supraclavicular region

Does anyone have any recommendations as to the correct CPT code to use for an MRI of the supraclavicular area? The hospital charged CPT 73220 but this does not seem appropriate. Thank you.... [ Read More ]

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