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Old 12-16-2008, 11:53 AM
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which cpt code is used for X-Ray of the thumb
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Old 12-16-2008, 12:56 PM
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73120/73130 depending....
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Old 12-16-2008, 09:03 PM
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yes you use 73120/73130...even though our thumb is considered a finger to us out in the world, in cpt it's considered a hand. If you have a cpt CDR, look up 73140...it tells you to only use this code for coding digits 2-5.

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