Chapter 17 - RADIOLOGY with Answer&Rationale - to complete

1. An axillary view might be included in an x-ray of what part of the skeleton? Answer: Shoulder Rationale: The axillary view is an x-ray view taken of the shoulder. 2. Which anatomic position has the patient lying at an angle instead of lying flat or directly on their side? Answer: Oblique Rationale: The oblique position is a slanted position where the patient is lying at an angle that is neither prone nor supine 3. Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior halves? Answer: Coronal Rationale: The frontal (coronal) plane cuts the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves. 4. AP and Lateral chest X-rays were performed for a cough. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported? Answer: 71046, R05 5. A non-Medicare patient reports for a bilateral screening mammography with CAD. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? Answer: 77067 Rationale: In the CPT® Index look for Mammography/Screening Mammography and you are guided to 77067. 6. The patient presents for a screening CT colonography. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported? Answer: 74263 Rationale: The patient pre