tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 39

READER QUESTION: Payers Differ on Facility Charges for Multiple Imaging Services

You shouldn't have trouble with the professional component, but be careful with TCQuestion: When we perform a chest CT scan (71260) on a trauma patient, we also reformat the data into a spine exam (codes 72129 or 72132). Therefore, we have a report for the CT chest and a separate report for the CT spine. The code for two-dimensional reformatting is no longer separately reportable, so we charge the patient for both the CT chest and CT spine. What is the proper way to report and charge for this type of exam since we perform both using one acquisition...

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