CPT^® 77073, Under Bone/Joint Studies

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 77073 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Bone/Joint Studies.

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The provider images the lower extremity from hips to ankle to measure the difference in the length of the legs.

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CT SCANOGRAM "HELP" cpt radiology radiology coder

We have a Provider who has a referring physician ordering CT Scanograms of various Extremity Joints (I.e. Hip, Knee, Shoulder, etc.). From a procedural standpoint it is performed on the CT, but they o... [ Read More ]

bone length studies w/knee-hip xrays

[b]append modifier 59[/b] Hi, You must append modifier 59 to the x-ray code. For eg: If the physician does Bone Lenght Studies (77073) along with radiologic examination of the the right hip 4 views... [ Read More ]

Denials for knee x-rays with bone length study???

[b]Need to append modifier 59[/b] Hi, You must append modifier 59 to the x-ray code. For eg: If the physician does Bone Lenght Studies (77073) along with radiologic examination of the the right hi... [ Read More ]

bone length studies w/knee-hip xrays

Hello-I'm hoping someone can give me some good info on these codes. My ortho docs are wanting to bill cpt code 77073 with either knee or hip xrays-per NCCI the code bundle and I don't see a way around... [ Read More ]

Leg Length Studies

There is a NCCI edit in place. Code 73564 is a column 2 code for 77073 , but a modifier is allowed in order to differentiate between the services provided. *Use modifier with code 73564 CCI edit Rule:... [ Read More ]

Leg Length Studies

I have a denial for 77073 when we billed with a 73564 I couldn't find any information showing the two were bundled? Any help is appreciated... [ Read More ]

Bone length

Hello, Is anyone getting paid for bone length studies (77073) and knee x-rays when billed together? Thanks!... [ Read More ]

77073

I dont think so. Anyway radiologist has to examine both extremities for bone length survey. Code 77073 only once... [ Read More ]

77073

can you bill 77073 bilaterally if you take two separate films :confused:?... [ Read More ]

Radiology Codes

What is the documentation supporting? You should not need a 59 modifier for these tests. Make sure your documentation for 72170 supports 1 or 2 views. For 77073 I would think you would have a diffe... [ Read More ]

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