An intensive care unit (ICU) physician places a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at the

An intensive care unit (ICU) physician places a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at the bedside in an ICU using ultrasound imaging guidance. The tip cannot be confirmed with ultrasound at the bedside. A portable chest X ray is ordered by the ICU physician and reported by a different physician to confirm the position. What code(s) should be reported for the PICC placement and the chest X ray?

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CPT Knowledgebase - Mar 7, 2019