kbazarte@yahoo.com
Guru
- Messages
- 180
- Best answers
- 0
MAybe I am just really tired from a long week but:
Can a 1vw CXR post picc placement be billed either technical side, professional side or both read below
14. Chest x-ray following CVC placement, replacement, revision, or removal is considered part of the procedure and is not separately billable. Specifically, even if a CVC is placed "blindly" and a chest x-ray is ordered, it is still considered part of the procedure and cannot be billed.
15. If fluoroscopy is used and documented during central venous catheter placement, a follow-up chest x-ray for "catheter tip location, R/O pneumothorax" can not be separately billed, as it is bundled into code 77001. A subsequent medically necessary chest x-ray can be billed separately, but must have a completely separate medically necessary indication unrelated to the CVC procedure.
Can a 1vw CXR post picc placement be billed either technical side, professional side or both read below
14. Chest x-ray following CVC placement, replacement, revision, or removal is considered part of the procedure and is not separately billable. Specifically, even if a CVC is placed "blindly" and a chest x-ray is ordered, it is still considered part of the procedure and cannot be billed.
15. If fluoroscopy is used and documented during central venous catheter placement, a follow-up chest x-ray for "catheter tip location, R/O pneumothorax" can not be separately billed, as it is bundled into code 77001. A subsequent medically necessary chest x-ray can be billed separately, but must have a completely separate medically necessary indication unrelated to the CVC procedure.