AMA CPT® Assistant - 2011 Issue 11 (November)
Coding Brief: Computed Tomography of Abdomen and Pelvis (Codes 74176-74178) (November 2011)
November 2011 pages 6-7 Coding Brief: Computed Tomography of Abdomen and Pelvis (Codes 74176-74178) Computed tomography (CT) is a diagnostic imaging technique in which multiple projections of X-rays, passed through the body from several angles, are collected and analyzed by a computer to produce cross-sectional images of the body, yielding more details than the images obtained through standard X ray. Prior to 2011, CT imaging studies performed on the abdomen and pelvis were reported with separate codes (74150, 74160, 74170, 72192-72194). In execution of its responsibility to identify potentially misvalued services, including those that might appropriately be reported together...
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