AMA CPT® Assistant - 1991 Issue 2 (February)

Consultation on X-ray Examination Made Elsewhere (Summer 1991)

Summer 1991 page 13a Coding Clarification Consultation on X-ray Examination Made Elsewhere CPT code 76140 Consultation on x-ray examination made elsewhere, written report is intended to be used when, for example, Doctor "A" from Sunnydale Hospital sends a radiograph taken at Sunnydale Hospital to Doctor "B" at Goodhope Hospital. Doctor "A" asks Doctor "B" to offer his opinion on the radiograph. Doctor "B" writes a formal report on his interpretation of the radiograph and sends a copy of this report to Doctor "K." This code is not intended to be used by physicians within the same institution to...

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