CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 3, 2025

Would it be appropriate to report code 19081 with modifier 53 appended for a discontinued stereotactic breast biopsy with contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) (AKA contrast-enhanced mammography [CEM])? The patient was positioned appropriately, and contrast was injected. The asymmetric finding seen previously on the left craniocaudal view was not reproducible and is likely benign fibroglandular tissue. It was recommended to repeat a CESM study in 6 months. Similarly, if a scheduled ultrasound-guided biopsy was discontinued because the mass was not found using ultrasound imaging, would it be appropriate to report code 19083 with modifier 53 appended?

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