CPT^® 74300, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Gastrointestinal Tract

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 74300 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Gastrointestinal Tract.

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In this procedure, the provider performs imaging supervision and interpretation, S&I, while injecting a radio contrast material into the patient’s common bile duct during surgery to help detect stones or other obstructions such as tumors or strictures. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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ICG (Indocyanine green)

I have been able to bill 74300,26 with Lap Chol ...Medicare has paid it, UHC has not.... [ Read More ]

ICG (Indocyanine green)

[QUOTE="Peterk50, post: 494672, member: 338145"] With a LAP cholecystectomy (47562 or 47563), I have been able to bill 74300,26. It is not separately reportable with any of the colon resections. [/QUO... [ Read More ]

ICG (Indocyanine green)

With a LAP cholecystectomy (47562 or 47563), I have been able to bill 74300,26. It is not separately reportable with any of the colon resections.... [ Read More ]

use of modifier 52

Our radiologists are providing interpretation of images performed by a surgeon during a surgical procedure.. we are billing the surgical procedure code with a modifier 52-reduced service. Ex: 74300 ch... [ Read More ]

CPT 47563 and CPT 74300-26

[b]S&I Codes for Radiology[/b] In response to your answer and the scenario with CPT codes 47563 and 74300-26/52 , we work for a radiology group and when we try to bill for the radiologist's interpret... [ Read More ]

cholecystectomy and ICG immunofluorescence

I code for a general surgery group, and two of the newer surgeons are using firefly on all their laparoscopic cholecystectomies. I'm having a hard time deciding how--or if--this should be coded. Th... [ Read More ]

Excision of Choledochal Cyst w/ Roux-en-Y biliary Reconstruction biliary cholangiogram choledochal cyst roux-en-y

Hello, I was hoping to get some feedback on this surgery. The doc wants to bill 47715 but I do not see documentation that supports this. My thoughts for coding: CPT 47780 or 47760 with 74300. Any h... [ Read More ]

CPT 47563 and CPT 74300-26

I code for a group of general surgeons and when they perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiography we bill 47563 and 74300-26, 52 for reduced services. The radiologist wo... [ Read More ]

CPT 47563 and CPT 74300-26

This is an old question with varying answers. I have never billed CPT 74300-26 with CPT 47563, however, a new coder insists that it is OK to do this. I can't really find anything officially in writing... [ Read More ]

47563 & 74300-26 74300-26 confirmed radiologist stating surgeon

I am relatively new at surgery coding and was hoping someone could help clarify if our surgeons should be billing 74300-26. I located the Medicare Claims Processing Manual and also researched on Encod... [ Read More ]

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