Radiology Coding Alert

READER QUESTION:

Stop Guessing Location of New Fluoro Codes

Published on Sun Jan 28, 2007

Question: Remembering to use the new guidance codes is really frustrating. Can you break down the new locations of the 2007 codes?

Florida Subscriber

Answer: You can use this list to guide you to the proper codes:

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