AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 12 (December)

Radiology (December 2009)

December 2009 page 13a Bonus Feature:Radiology Question: Should 2D rendering be performed in conjunction with CT angiography and how is this reported? Patricia E. Hlavinka, CRA, FHFMA, CPA Answer: Two dimensional (2D) postprocessing does not constitute a computed tomographic angiography (CTA) study. When CT scanning is performed using contrast enhanced dynamic-timed imaging and 2D reformatted axial images are obtained or multiplanar reconstructions (MPR) (eg, coronal, sagittal, or even an off-axis view) are peformed, this should be reported with a standard CT-with-contrast-code that identifies the anatomic area studied. None of these 2D planar reconstructions qualify as angiographic reconstruction. CTA is...

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