Can a chest xray (71010) to confirm positioning be billed after an ultrasound-guided PICC placement (36569, 76937)? No fluoro was used/ documented.
I see plenty of literature indicating that 71010 is included in the fluoro and that both fluoro and the guidance can be billed if they are both documented and u/s is reported and recorded. How about if only U/S guidance was used, and cxr is ordered and done to confirm catheter placement?
PS: I don't see a CCI edit.....
Thanks for all your help!
Isela Coutin, CPC, CCS
Miami
I see plenty of literature indicating that 71010 is included in the fluoro and that both fluoro and the guidance can be billed if they are both documented and u/s is reported and recorded. How about if only U/S guidance was used, and cxr is ordered and done to confirm catheter placement?
PS: I don't see a CCI edit.....
Thanks for all your help!
Isela Coutin, CPC, CCS
Miami