Wiki Billing for C-Arm in the Office

[lmatsu]

If a doctor is using a C-arm in their office to view bony structures (e.g., in a podiatrist's office), are they supposed to use a fluroscopy code or can they use the "regular" x-ray codes? I just noticed we have a provider that is billing 73620, but i'm pretty sure they do not have a conventional x-ray machine in their office.

 

[denarh40]

c-arm

Did you ever get an answer on this? I am wondering how to bill the use of a mini c-arm used in the office for fracture alignment.

Thanks!
Dena CPC

 

[vandy888]

Does anyone have information regarding use of the mini C-Arm in the office?

 

[SharonCollachi]

Fluoroscopy is defined as real-time moving images. Xray is a still image. You cannot bill a fluoro code for an xray, and you cannot bill an xray code for fluoro.

 

[minicarm]

Here are some CPT codes to use for billing with your Mini C-Arm - https://www.minicarm.com/mini-c-arm-reimbursement-calculator/