In office MRI coding

saufar · Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Location: KANSAS

We are just starting to perform in-office MRI's of wrists, 2nd & 3rd MCP's and 4th & 5th MTP's. I cannot seem to find assistance on proper coding. We have been told we should bill for wrist and MCP's if both are performed. I find modifiers for digits, but not wrist. And should we bill individually for each digit. Thank you for any help.
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mriontheweb.nl · Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Netherlands

Coding an exam depends on what kind of coding sytem your hospital is using. For axample: there are systems which have only one code for wrist, hand and mcp but in other sytems you should code them separately. So this is hard to tell....
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