Radiology Coding Alert

Once you determine the proper codes for your interventional report, you should rank the surgical component codes according to their relative value units (RVUs). Imaging codes aren't discounted under the multiple-surgery payment reduction, so you typically list surgical codes first, in order by RVU, then the imaging codes.

Your final coding report should look like this:

• 35471
• 36245
• 75722-26-59
• 75966-26.
  
Don't forget: You should include your diagnosis code(s) based on what the radiologist documents. The physician documented the condition described by 440.1 (Renal artery stenosis) in the sample op report, so this is the most specific diagnosis for this patient, Fuller says.