Cnichols10
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I posted this yesterday and got a reply which im grateful for but cant find it today. Anyway the question i have is strictly If i am coding an outpatient radiology xray or ultrasound dexa scan etc.... and the doctors order says one thing that is or maybe isnt medically necessary but the radiologist report shows a medically necessary dx after reading it, Can i code to the radiology report or do i have to code from the order??
Or do i have to report both codes and if I do report both codes does it matter which code goes first??
Example- Doctor orders a dexa scan for screening or some other non medically necessary reason and the radiologist reads it and the pt has osteoporosis or some other medically necessary diagnosis. Do i code from order or radiologist or both and if both what order do i code in for the dx code.
Im new coder and when i get the xrays to code it has always been read by radiologist first before i get it. Thanks for any help at all.
Or do i have to report both codes and if I do report both codes does it matter which code goes first??
Example- Doctor orders a dexa scan for screening or some other non medically necessary reason and the radiologist reads it and the pt has osteoporosis or some other medically necessary diagnosis. Do i code from order or radiologist or both and if both what order do i code in for the dx code.
Im new coder and when i get the xrays to code it has always been read by radiologist first before i get it. Thanks for any help at all.