Wiki Diagnostic Radiology Coding Only

[tthomass1960@gmail.com]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me where you would look or find the diagnostic code or codes when doing diagnostic radiology coding only no cpt codes just diagnostic codes.

 

[csperoni]

I do not understand what you mean by "no CPT codes, just diagnostic codes." Diagnostic radiology codes are CPT codes.

 

[JamieAnderson]

You would report a CPT code from the Radiology section (70010-79999) for the exam performed and you would also report an ICD-10-CM code(s) to report the diagnosis.

 

[ens555]

I would look to a signed radiology order for the admitting dx. In general, in a signed radiology report I would code the final dx from the impression. This may be the same as the admitting dx when the exam is normal.

An example is a chest xray where the admitting dx is 'cough' and the xray is normal; the final dx is also 'cough'. But in another chest xray the radiologist notes in the final impression 'pneumonia'; Here the admitting dx is also 'cough' but the final dx is 'pneumonia' and we omit the code for cough as it is a symptom of the disease/is explained by the pneumonia.

Hope this helps. I code outpatient services only so my reply pertains to that setting.