Reference no: EM133875199
Question
1. Bilateral femur x-rays; 2 views on each side. Physician owns equipment and reads/interprets results of x-rays. (Coding Tip: Remember 50 modifier is not used with Radiology CPT codes.)
Physician would report:
2. Patient is in the hospital as an outpatient for a percutaneous liver biopsy. After the patient was prepped for surgery and after administration of anesthesia (not by the surgeon), the patient developed atrial fibrillation and the procedure was terminated.
Physician would report:
Hospital (facility) would report:
3. Laminectomy (hemilaminectomy) with excision of herniated disc, L2-L3. Code the services for a physician assisting the surgeon with the procedure.
Assistant Surgeon would report:
4. Liver transplant is performed by a surgical team consisting of four physicians. How would each physician code (report) for their services?
Physician #1 would report:
Physician #2 would report:
Physician #3 would report:
Physician #4 would report: