tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 5

You Be the Coder: Get Up to Speed on Imaging AUC

Question: We recently started using a CDSM module for imaging services in our surgical practice. Do the surgeons have to use this software themselves, or can clinical staff do it? SuperCoder Subscriber Answer: The clinician who is ordering the test needs to get on the software, because it involves a decision tree and questions about the patient that the physician must answer. Context: The clinical decision support module (CDSM) is software that allows clinicians, such as surgeons, to consult appropriate use criteria (AUC) for advanced diagnostic imaging for Medicare patients (like CT, PET, or nuclear medicine). This is part...

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