October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Make sure your practice’s medical coding for preventive screening mammograms is up to date with current guidelines. Coding Mammograms for Medicare The Centers for…
Examine Medicare’s coverage guidelines.
Question: My ob-gyn sees a patient who has breast implants or breast augmentation and orders a mammogram. Should I count the mammography as a screening or a diagnostic test?
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Answer: Implants and augmentation...
Question: Which CPT code should I use for a total spine MRI without contrast? Answer: You won’t find a single CPT code that describes a “total spine” MRI, but you may report a code for each region the radiologist examines: • 72141 — Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; without contrast material • 72146 — Magnetic resonance (e.g., [...] Related articles: