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Can a Radiologist perform a breast exam on a patient prior to her mammogram and bill for office visit E&M code in addition to Mammogram Code and Us code? Patient already was seen a referring office who gave her a RX for the MAMMO?
 
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Can a Radiologist perform a breast exam on a patient prior to her mammogram and bill for office visit E&M code in addition to Mammogram Code and Us code? Patient already was seen a referring office who gave her a RX for the MAMMO?
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What the heck!! I wouldn't let a radiologist do that to me or a patient I was escorting until I had that totally checked out. And then try to bill for it? That's nerve. There's a nice lawsuit for battery waiting for that dude UNLESS it is somehow medically necessary. Geez! Sorry for the rant. I've had a rough week.
 
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Can a Radiologist perform a breast exam on a patient prior to her mammogram and bill for office visit E&M code in addition to Mammogram Code and Us code? Patient already was seen a referring office who gave her a RX for the MAMMO?
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A Radiologist should not perform a mammogram... a technician known as a mammographer does. The Radiologist reads/interprets the results of the mammogram.
 
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