AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 7 (July)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion–Guided Prostate Biopsy (July 2018)

July 2018 page 11 Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion–Guided Prostate Biopsy A new technique for performing prostate biopsy(ies) uses pre-biopsy magnetic resonance images (MRI), which is also known as multiparametric MRI, that are uploaded to a computer with special software that fuses the MRI images to real-time transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images to guide the prostate biopsy. There is no single CPT code for this new technique (MRI-TRUS fusion-guided prostate biopsy), which has resulted in concerns about inaccurate reporting. As proper coding for MRI-TRUS fusion-guided prostate biopsy remains a matter of some debate, the American Urological Association addresses...

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