tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 39

CPT® 2012: New Radiology Codes Bring Light to Additional Imaging Options

Plus: CPT overhauls lung scan codes.Radiology coders are sure to cheer when they receive the new edition of the CPT manual, thanks to a host of new codes that should make life easier for many imaging practices.For instance: You'll benefit from new code 74174 (Computed tomographic angiography, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast material[s], including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing). This serves as a combination of codes 74175 (CTA abdomen) and 72191 (CTA pelvis) for practices that perform this combination study. As before, if you perform only a CTA abdomen, you'll report 74175; if you perform...

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