kellit21
Guru
I have a physician stating we should be coding for the intraoperative x-ray and fluoro. Here is what he has to say.....
at the hospitals, intraoperative fluoro is provided by a tech but the X-rays are not read by a radiologist. For these cases, I will dictate a detailed report and we should bill a professional component for the X-ray evaluation.
-for the surgery center, if there is no X-ray tech than we should bill for the technical and professional components. If there is a tech than we should bill only for the professional component.
I thought intraop fluoro and x-rays were included in the procedure performed. Can I please get some clarification?
at the hospitals, intraoperative fluoro is provided by a tech but the X-rays are not read by a radiologist. For these cases, I will dictate a detailed report and we should bill a professional component for the X-ray evaluation.
-for the surgery center, if there is no X-ray tech than we should bill for the technical and professional components. If there is a tech than we should bill only for the professional component.
I thought intraop fluoro and x-rays were included in the procedure performed. Can I please get some clarification?