AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 3 (March)

Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) (Q&A) (March 2018)

March 2018 page 11c Radiology: Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Question: A patient is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the abdomen without contrast followed with IV and oral contrast, but the patient cannot drink the contrast. Therefore, a nasogastric (NG) tube or long gastrostomy (GI) tube is placed to administer the oral contrast. Is it appropriate to report codes for the MRI (with/without material[s]) and for the tube placement? Answer: Yes, code 43752, Naso- or oro-gastric tube placement, requiring physician’s skill and fluoroscopic guidance (includes fluoroscopy, image documentation and report), may be separately reported if the...

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