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CPT 2011:

76881 and 76882 Lead the List of 2011 Diagnostic Radiology Changes

Published on Mon Oct 04, 2010

Plus: The definitions of 93922-93924 will take up a lot more space in 2011. January is just around the corner, so there's no time like the present to start easing your practice into the CPT 2011 changes that will be in effect on the first day of the year. Get your feet wet with this comparison of the 2010 and 2011 code definitions for several diagnostic radiology codes. Swap 76880 for 76881-76882 in 2011 You'll be deleting at least three codes from your diagnostic radiology coding options, says Cheryl A. Schad, BA Ed, CPC, ACS-RA, PCS, president and CEO of Schad Medical Management in Mullica Hill, N.J.: 76150 -- Xeroradiography 76350 -- Subtraction in conjunction with contrast studies 76880 -- Ultrasound, extremity, nonvascular, real time with image documentation. You're unlikely to miss 76150 (which describes a type of X-ray in which the image is recorded on paper rather than on film) or 76350 [...]
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