G Grundel76 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Apr 2, 2008 Messages 14 Reaction score 0 Dec 4, 2008 #1 Members don't see this ad. Just reviewing my handy CPT book, noticed that 62311 excludes 77003 unless a formal contrast study is performed. Are all of you using contrast? What counts as a "formal contrast study"?
Members don't see this ad. Just reviewing my handy CPT book, noticed that 62311 excludes 77003 unless a formal contrast study is performed. Are all of you using contrast? What counts as a "formal contrast study"?
PMR 4 MSK Large Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Oct 2, 2007 Messages 4,182 Reaction score 37 Dec 4, 2008 #2 I don't see that in the AMA version.
G Grundel76 Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Apr 2, 2008 Messages 14 Reaction score 0 Dec 5, 2008 #3 I found it in my INGENIX CPT 2008 code book...
ampaphb Interventional Spine 15+ Year Member Joined May 13, 2007 Messages 4,352 Reaction score 738 Dec 6, 2008 #4 It excludes epidurography (77275), NOT fluoroscopic guidance (77003), without a formal contrast study.
It excludes epidurography (77275), NOT fluoroscopic guidance (77003), without a formal contrast study.
Disciple Senior Member 20+ Year Member Joined Oct 18, 2004 Messages 3,017 Reaction score 647 Dec 6, 2008 #5 For those still billing 77275 and trying to keep it clean, what exactly are the essential components of a formal epidurography report?
For those still billing 77275 and trying to keep it clean, what exactly are the essential components of a formal epidurography report?