CPT coding guidelines: radiology and pathology and lab services

radiology diagnostic imaging codes

-x-ray studies, ultrasound, MRI, CAT scans, and nuclear medicine procedures

-radiation oncology, and several other types of diagnostic imaging procedures, services, and therapies

-physician supervisions and interpretation of diagnostic imaging data and for clinical and radiation treatment planning and administration of contrast materials during radiologic procedures,

radiology subsections

-head and neck

-chest, spine, and pelvis

-upper and lower extremities

-abdomen, gastrointestinal, and urinary tracts

-gynecologic, obesteric, heart and vascular procedures

In the laboratory section of CPT, what is grouped?

organ or disease panels are groupings or numerous tests performed to diagnose the health or disease status of specific organ systems

a panel code can only be used when?

if all tests listed under the code selected are performed

If not all tests are performed under the panel code, what should be done?

the individual tests should be billed using a separate code for each

qualitative code for drug testing

based on the type of drug found

quantitative code for drug testing

performed to determine the amount of drug present