CPT Knowledgebase - Sep 6, 2013

How is a single view, lateral, chest X-ray reported? With code 71010, Radiologic examination, chest; single view, frontal, even though it is specified as a frontal view? With code 71020, Radiologic examination, chest, 2 views, frontal and lateral, with modifier 52 appended for reduced services, since both a lateral and frontal were not performed? Or with code 71035, Radiologic examination, chest, special views (eg, lateral decubitus, Bucky studies), which lists lateral decubitus but not lateral and specifies views (plural)?

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