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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 12 (December)
Radiology (December 2009)
December 2009 page 13b
Bonus Feature:Radiology
Question: How should chest X-rays for a patient with a 2-view
chest X-ray, frontal and lateral, plus a right and left lateral decubitus be coded? Is
it correct to code CPT 71020, Radiologic examination, chest, 2 views,
frontal and lateral; and two units of CPT 71035 Radiologic examination,
chest, special views, or CPT 71030 Radiologic examination, chest, complete,
minimum of 4 views? Kathleen Petruzzelli RN, CPC, CPC-H, CCS, CCS-P
Answer: Code 71030 Radiologic examination, chest,
complete, minimum of 4 views should be reported. To assign and report appropriate the
CPT codes, the documentation...
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