GE Healthcare 2018 Reimbursement Information for Mammography, CAD and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis1 May 2018 www.gehealthcare.com/reimbursement This advisory addresses Medicare coding, coverage and payment for
also known as breast tomosynthesis, is a type of digital mammography in which x-ray machines are used to take pictures of thin slices of the breast from different angles and computer software is used to reconstruct an image. This
Add modifier -LT (Left side) to the code. A diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral, was performed to produce three-dimensional (3D) mammography to detect abnormalities and perform morphological analysis. 77062For code 77062, go to CPT index main term Mammography and subterm Tomosynthesis...
mammography; breast ultrasound; breast density; breast cancer screening; interval cancer; mortality reduction; breast MRI; digital breast tomosynthesis; molecular breast imaging; contrast-enhanced mammography 1. Background: Screening Mammography The purpose of breast cancer screening is to find cancers ...