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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2001 Issue 12 (December)
CPT 2002 Corrections: 76360 and 75989 (December 2001)
December 2001 page 3b Coding Update CPT 2002 Corrections: 76360 and 75989 Two revisions accomplished in 2001 were inadvertently changed back to the pre-2001 language in CPT 2002. The following are the appropriate CPT code descriptors for codes 76360 and 75989 . 76360 Computerized axial tomographic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device), radiological supervision and interpretation 75989 Radiological guidance (ie, fluroscopy, ultrasound, or computed axial tomography) for percutaneous dranage (eg, abscess, specimen collection), with placement of catheter, radiological supervisionand interpretation CPT 2002 Corrections: 76360 and 75989. CPT® Assistant. 2001; December 2001 page 3b ...
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Article Overview
This short coding update explains that two CPT 2002 entries had reverted to earlier wording and provides the correction notice for the affected CPT codes. It is relevant to coders, coding educators, and compliance reviewers who track annual CPT changes and descriptor updates.
Why This Topic Matters
Even small descriptor corrections can affect coding accuracy, documentation review, and reference materials used by billing and compliance teams.
Article Sections
December 2001 page 3b
A brief coding update from the December 2001 issue, centered on CPT 2002 correction information and the codes affected by the notice.
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Which CPT entries were corrected in this update
That the article is a descriptor correction notice
How the update fits into CPT 2002 reference changes
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