AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 11 (November)

Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) (November 2007)

November 2007 page 9c Coding Communication:Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report for a limited hepatic magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the liver, which is performed to quantify hepatic fat content? Answer: The existing MRI abdomen without contrast code 74181, Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, abdomen; without contrast material(s), accurately describes this very limited examination of the liver performed primarily to quantify hepatic fat content. Because this is a very limited examination, modifier 52, Reduced services, should be appended to CPT code 74181. Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) (November 2007). CPT® Assistant...

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