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A patient has a 4-view chest X-ray done after his doctor suspects his bronchitis has grown worse. Which CPT code would be best for this?
Correct answer: 71048
In the index of the CPT book, you will look up X-ray, chest. This gives you the code range 71045-71048, which can be found in the Radiology section. The difference between the codes in this range is how many views are done on the chest area. In the
case of this question, the patient has a 4-view chest X-ray done. Code 71048 is for radiologic examination, chest, 4 or more views, so this would be the correct answer.
Code 71045 is also for a chest X-ray with a single view. Since this is not what the question is asking for, this is incorrect. Code 71046 is for a 2-view chest X-ray. This is also not what the question is asking for, so this would be incorrect. Code 71047 is for a 3-view chest X-ray. This is not what the question is asking for, so this is incorrect.
Reference:
AMA CPT® 2023 Professional Edition. Pg 524.
After suspecting that his patient may have scoliosis, the physician sends him to have a one-view scoliosis X-ray done. How would this be billed?
Correct answer: 72081
In the index of the CPT book, you will look up X-ray, spine, total. This gives you the code range 72081-72084, which can be found in the Radiology section. Turning to this section, you will see that these codes, all for scoliosis evaluations of sorts, differ by the number of views. The question states that only one view was ordered, so code 72081 would be the correct answer to the question.
Code 72020 is also for a spinal X-ray; however, it is only for one level (i.e., cervical, lumbar, thoracic). The study for scoliosis checks different levels at the same time, so this would not be the correct answer. Code 72100 is for a 2-3 view lumbar X-ray. This is also not what the question is asking for, so this would be incorrect. Code 72125 is a
CT scan of the cervical spine, without contrast. This is not what the question is asking for either, so this is incorrect.
Reference:
AMA CPT® 2023 Professional Edition. Pg 526.
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