Wiki Comparative XR coding

valeriealbert

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Is there a specific diagnosis code for when a provider is doing comparative x-rays? My example is the provider orders left knee xray, dx is right knee osteoarthritis, and it is a comparative xray.
 
We have a company policy / agreement with hospitals that when documentation clearly states one side is a comparison view we do not bill for that side at all. Otherwise we have to bill it with the only dx provided (usually for the opposite laterality).
 
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