Ultrasound guidance are used for performing percutaneous surgeries. Hence, most of the procedures likethoracentesis,breast biopsy,Myelogram,spinal epidural injectionetc. needs the help of guidance for performing these procedures. Hence, the primary code is always the surgery procedure code followed by th...
CPT Code and Description 10009 – Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, Including Ct Guidance; First Lesion. 10010 – Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, Including Ct Guidance; Each Additional Lesion (List Separately In Addition To Code For Primary Procedure). 10021... ...
A screening mammography is a radiologic procedure furnished to a woman without signs or symptoms of breastdisease, for the purpose of early detection breast cancer,and includes a physician’s interpretation of the results ofthe procedure. A screening mammogram does not require a physician’s referral...
· It is not necessary that the procedure and the E/M service be provided by the same physician/practitioner for the modifier –25 to apply in the facility setting. It is appropriate to append modifier –25 to the qualifying E/M service code whether or not the E/M and procedure were pr...