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Comparison View Changes 73560 Coding

Published on Thu Jan 10, 2008

Question: How should I report frontal weight bearing views of both knees and a lateral view of the right?Missouri SubscriberAnswer: If your documentation indicates medical necessity for all of the views, you should report 73560 (Radiologic examination, knee; one or two views) twice. Append modifier RT (Right side) to one and modifier LT (Left side) to the other code.Watch out: If the left side view is for comparison only, you should report only the  answers for You Be the Coder and Reader Questions were reviewed by radiology coding expert Jackie Miller, CCS-P, CPC, vice president of product development for Coding Metrix in Powder Springs, Ga.
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