AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 10 (October)

Radiology, 75820 (Q&A) (October 1997)

October 1997 page 10a Coding Consultation Radiology, 75820 (Q&A) Question When performing a venography with fluoroscopy, should I report one code for the venography and one code for the fluoroscopy, or is the fluoroscopy part of the venography procedure? AMA Comment If one physician performs the venography, wherein fluoroscopy is used, then only report the venogram code (75820). If, for example, the radiologist is called into a procedure (eg, ERCP) specifically to perform the fluoroscopy, then you may only report the fluoroscopy separately. Radiology, 75820 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1997; October 1997 page 10a ...

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