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CPT® 72020, Under Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Spine and Pelvis

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 72020 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) Procedures of the Spine and Pelvis.

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In this diagnostic procedure, the provider performs a single view radiological examination of a specific level of the spine. He may examine either the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar part of the spine at the specific level. He performs this examination to detect fractures, tumors, deformities, and infection of the spine.

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[QUOTE="LaurenBrooke, post: 514589, member: 263822"] Chap 9 Radiology Services NCCI Policy Manual for CMS (revision date 1/1/2022): 17. CPT codes 72081-72084 describe radiologic examination of the en... [ Read More ]
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Chap 9 Radiology Services NCCI Policy Manual for CMS (revision date 1/1/2022): 17. CPT codes 72081-72084 describe radiologic examination of the entire spine, the codes differing based on the number o... [ Read More ]
Radiology - 72082
[b]scoliosis studies[/b] Here is guidance from the Medicaid NCCI manual that may be adopted by other payers. "CPT codes 72081-72084 describe radiologic examination of the entire spine, the codes diff... [ Read More ]
72020 and 72120
Thanks for the link, but the only thing I see in there is what I have found already: [I]CPT codes 72081-72084 describe radiologic examination of the entire spine, the codes differing based on the nu... [ Read More ]
72020 and 72120
I work for an ortho clinic and we're getting a lot of denials this year for 72020 bundling with 72120. When I put it into CodeCorrect, it doesn't bundle. Our providers often do them both for lumbar, b... [ Read More ]
Billing 72020 multiple times
I personally think that 72020 is incorrect, altogether. The code for Imaging of the thoracic spine (2 views) is 72070 and for the lumbar is 72148. Now that is without contrast. You may also want to... [ Read More ]
Billing 72020 multiple times
I have 3 intraoperative and 2 postoperative view of the thoracic and lumbar spine submitted for interpretation. All came over as 72020. Would I bill five units or should I break it down for one to a ... [ Read More ]
NCCI Policy Manual 2017---New Instructions found in Red
[url]https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/index.html[/url] [COLOR=#ff0000][/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]Chapter 1 NCCI policy Manual 2017 MUE and NCCI PTP edits are based on servic... [ Read More ]
Multiple spine xrays 72020
How would you suggest we bill multiple 72020 (1 view spine) during back surgeries - units or multiple line items with additional modifiers?... [ Read More ]
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