gabetteyoung@yahoo.com
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Good Afternoon!
Hope someone can point me in the right direction. My surgeon placed a port-a-cath with fluoroscopic and US guidance - I've got 36561, 77001 and 76937. The radiology department added 71045 because the radiologist performed a chest x-ray to confirm placement of the catheter. My understanding is that it would be incorrect to code the chest x-ray separately if the surgeon had performed it to confirm placement of the catheter tip. However, since the radiologist performed the x-ray are we able to charge for that as well? Would you use the XP modifier?
Thanks!
Hope someone can point me in the right direction. My surgeon placed a port-a-cath with fluoroscopic and US guidance - I've got 36561, 77001 and 76937. The radiology department added 71045 because the radiologist performed a chest x-ray to confirm placement of the catheter. My understanding is that it would be incorrect to code the chest x-ray separately if the surgeon had performed it to confirm placement of the catheter tip. However, since the radiologist performed the x-ray are we able to charge for that as well? Would you use the XP modifier?
Thanks!