CPT^® 77012, Under Computed Tomography Guidance

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 77012 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Computed Tomography Guidance.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider performs supervision and interpretation for a separately reportable procedure that uses computed tomography guided needle placement, as in biopsy or aspiration. Report this code to represent only imaging supervision and interpretation for this procedure.

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