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Article Overview

This article covers general billing and documentation guidance for diagnostic testing orders, including the responsibility to supply diagnostic information, acceptable ways an order may be communicated, and how the reason for a test may be identified when the original ordering source is unavailable. It is relevant to physicians, practitioners, radiology and other diagnostic testing staff, and coding/billing professionals who handle test documentation and medical record support.