tci Part B Insider - 2018 Issue 9

Part B Coding Coach: Master MRI Coding with Advice from the Experts

Anatomy and guidance questions factor into correct coding. Physicians sometimes perform a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assist with patients’ diagnoses and treatments. The MRI allows clinicians to pinpoint the exact location and severity of injuries, delivering better overall care. Coding challenge: There are a lot of MRI codes, and they’re scattered among several CPT® pages, grouped with other tests, such as computed tomography (CT). Read on to get the lowdown on best practices for MRI coding. Review Anatomy, Then Hunt Down Code One reason that there are so many MRI codes is that they’re broken into...

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