shruthi
Guru
Below is the guidelines to bill multiple radiological service on same day, which is given in AAPC survival guide,
Tip 1: Add Views from Multiple Same-Day Services
To choose the proper code, you should add all the views performed of the same site and report the most comprehensive code. This holds true even if the patient leaves and returns to radiology on the same day.
Example: The radiologist interprets a two-view skull X-ray taken at 10:00 and later that day interprets a single-view skull X-ray taken at 11:00. You should report 70250 (Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views).
But till now my understanding was, if 2 X-Rays of same site is taken then we need to report them separately, since time is different and we will have 2 diffierent radiology report.
We code the above example as 70250, 70250-76.
Suggestions?
Thanks.
Tip 1: Add Views from Multiple Same-Day Services
To choose the proper code, you should add all the views performed of the same site and report the most comprehensive code. This holds true even if the patient leaves and returns to radiology on the same day.
Example: The radiologist interprets a two-view skull X-ray taken at 10:00 and later that day interprets a single-view skull X-ray taken at 11:00. You should report 70250 (Radiologic examination, skull; less than 4 views).
But till now my understanding was, if 2 X-Rays of same site is taken then we need to report them separately, since time is different and we will have 2 diffierent radiology report.
We code the above example as 70250, 70250-76.
Suggestions?
Thanks.