tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 33

CPT® 2013: From X-rays to Thrombolysis, CPT® Holds Many Changes for Radiology Practices Next Year

Check out this overview to help you prepare for 2013 changes. Coding radiology services can be tricky, particularly when CPT® doesn't include a code to describe the services that your clinician performed. CPT® 2013, however, aims to quell that problem by making several additions, deletions, and revisions to the radiology section. Read on to find out what you'll need to know as the new year nears.Fluid removal from chest: Pneumocentesis and thoracentesis codes 32420-32422 will be deleted. New codes for pleural aspiration (32554, 32555) and pleural drainage (32556, 32557) will take their place. Tube thoracostomy code 32551 will...

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