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Radiology Coding Alert

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Same-Day Screening, Diagnostic Mammograms

Published on Fri Mar 01, 2002

Test your coding knowledge.  Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.
Question: Under what circumstances would our Radiology Practice assign Medicare's new -GG modifier? When a screening mammogram and a diagnostic mammogram are performed on the same date, would both codes be reported? If so, would the modifier be attached to the screening code?

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