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Wiki Bilater hip X-ray question

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I have a question for the bilateral hip x-ray codes. I have a visit where there were 3 views of the right hip taken, and 1 view of the left hip for comparison taken. How would this be coded? I have 2 different people saying 2 different ways.

Version one - 73502.RT and 73501.LT
Version two - 73522 (adding all the views together)

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Karla
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I found it impossible to find any literature that expressly talks about this. I did use a claims tool and the only way the claim would have paid (Blue Cross) was 73501 and 73502 -59. Using LT and RT modifiers would not work.
 
It would be billed with the 73522 since it is a bilateral code and any other way would be unbundling.
 
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