Ch. 24 Practical Exercises
99212→71020→99244→71250-26→31628
****An established patient is seen in the physician's office with the chief complaint of a persistent cough. Otherwise, the patient claims to be in good health. The physician collects a history, including the chief complaint and the history of the present illness. The physical examination performed focuses on the respiratory tract. The decision making is straightforward because the physician wants to evaluate the patient for a possible case of bronchitis. CPT Code: ____________________ ***The patient is sent to the clinic's radiology department for a two-view chest x-ray study, frontal and lateral. CPT Code: ____________________ ***The radiologist sends the x-ray results to the physician, who reviews them and decides to order a consultation with a pulmonologist from another clinic. The patient sees the other clinic's pulmonologist, who performs a comprehensive history and a comprehensive examination with moderate complexity. CPT Code: ____________________ ***The pulmonologist orders a CT of the chest, without contrast, and the radiologist supervises and interprets the results. CPT Code: ____________________ ***A bronchoscopy with transbronchial lung biopsy is performed in the ambulatory surgery center. CPT Code: ____________________
99242, 70492
A new patient is seen in the clinic for an office consult. The patient has a mass in the neck with related pain and dysphagia. The consulting physician performs an expanded problem focused history and examination, and low-complexity decision making. A CT scan of the patient's neck is ordered. This was done with and without contrast.
99213, 70460
An established patient is seen in the clinic office complaining of severe headaches. To diagnose and treat the patient, the physician needs to identify a cause for these headaches. He performs an expanded problem focused history and examination and orders a CT scan of the head. The clinic radiologist performed the x-ray in which contrast was used.
77057
Bilateral screening mammography.
73110
Complete four-view radiological examination of the wrist.
77011
Computed tomography guidance for stereotactic localization.
72128
Computed tomography of the thoracic spine, without contrast.
72110
Four-view x-ray of the lumbosacral spine.
74340
Placement of a long gastrointestinal tube, including fluoroscopy, radiological supervision and interpretation. Report radiology service only.
70030
Radiological examination of the eye for foreign body.
71100
Radiological examination of the ribs, unilateral, two views
73600
Radiological examination, ankle, two views.
70328
TMJ x-ray with mouth open and closed on one side of the mouth.
-TC
The modifier to indicate only the technical component was provided.
75741
Unilateral selective pulmonary angiography, supervision and interpretation. Report radiology service only.
92974
What is the add-on code for the coronary artery transcatheter placement during coronary intravascular brachytherapy for delivery of the radiation device?
