Hint: Codes 71045 and 71046 will join your coding arsenal for 2018.
CPT® update season is once again upon us, and you should expect to see a variety of new, revised, and deleted codes your hospital outpatient department (HOPD). Prepare now before they go into effect on January 1, 2018.
Thanks to CPT® 2018, from a diagnostic radiology perspective, you'll see several changes to chest and abdominal X-rays.
Read on to learn more about these diagnostic radiology updates you should be on the lookout for to protect your reimbursement.
Get to Know These New Chest X-ray Codes
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