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A physician sends his patient to a radiology facility for an ultrasound of his thyroid, after the patient's bloodwork comes back with elevated TSH levels. How would this be billed?
Correct answer: 76536
In the index of the CPT book, you will look up ultrasound, neck. This gives you the code 76536, which can be found in the Radiology section. Turning to this section, you will see that this code is for an ultrasound of the soft tissues of the head and neck (includes thyroid ultrasound). Since this is what the question is looking for, this would be the correct answer.
Code 76512 is for an ophthalmic ultrasound, diagnostic, B-scan. Since this is not what
the question is asking for, this is incorrect. Code 76506 is for an echoencephalography. This is also not what the question is asking for, so this would be incorrect. Code 76516 is for an ophthalmic biometry by ultrasound echography, A-
scan. This is not what the question is asking for either, so this is incorrect.
Reference:
AMA CPT® 2023 Professional Edition. Pg 545.
If a physician wants to perform a swallowing function study, how would it be
coded?
Correct answer: 74230
In the index of the CPT book, you will look up swallowing, imaging. This gives you the code 74230, which can be found in the Radiology section. In this section, you will see that code 74230 is for a swallowing function study and, since this is what the question is asking, this would be the correct answer.
Code 74220 is for a radiologic examination of the esophagus. The question states that a swallowing function study was performed, and even though swallowing takes place in the esophagus, there is a specific code for that study; this code is not the correct answer. Code 74235 is for the removal of a foreign body, esophageal, with the
use of a balloon catheter. This is not what the question asks for, so this would be incorrect. Code 74240 is for a radiological examination of the upper GI tract, including scout abdominal radiograph(s) and delayed image(s), when performed; single contrast study. This is not what the question asks for either, so this would also be incorrect.
Reference:
AMA CPT® 2023 Professional Edition. Pg 533.
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