CH. 17: Coding Practice: Breast, Mammography
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1. Patient underwent 77048-LT
magnetic resonance
imaging, left breast, For code 77048, go to CPT index main term Breast, subterm Diagnostic Imag-
with computer-aid- ing, qualifier Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and qualifier with Comput-
ed detection for er-Aided Detection. Review codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection
real-time lesion de- of the Radiology section, and select the appropriate code. The procedure
tection. statement documents "magnetic resonance imaging, left breast, with comput-
er-aided detection for real-time lesion detection," which provides guidance
for code assignment. There is no documentation of using contrast materials
in the procedure statement. Add modifier -LT (Left side) to the code.
2. Patient underwent 77046-LT
magnetic resonance
imaging, left breast, For code 77046-LT, go to CPT index main term Mammography, subterm
to detect a suspected Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and qualifier without Contrast. Review
lesion. codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection of the Radiology section, and
select the appropriate code. The procedure statement documents "magnetic
resonance imaging, left breast," which provides guidance for code assign-
ment. Add modifier -LT (Left side) to the code.
3. A diagnostic digi- 77062
tal breast tomosyn-
thesis, bilateral, was For code 77062, go to CPT index main term Mammography and subterm
performed to pro- Tomosynthesis. Review codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection of the
duce three-dimen- Radiology section, and select the appropriate code. The procedure state-
sional (3D) mammog- ment documents "diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral," which
raphy to detect ab- provides guidance for code assignment. Do not add modifier -50 (Bilateral
normalities and per- Procedure) to the code because its description includes "bilateral."
form morphological
analysis.
4. Patient underwent 77054-RT
mammary galac-
1/2
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1. Patient underwent 77048-LT
magnetic resonance
imaging, left breast, For code 77048, go to CPT index main term Breast, subterm Diagnostic Imag-
with computer-aid- ing, qualifier Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and qualifier with Comput-
ed detection for er-Aided Detection. Review codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection
real-time lesion de- of the Radiology section, and select the appropriate code. The procedure
tection. statement documents "magnetic resonance imaging, left breast, with comput-
er-aided detection for real-time lesion detection," which provides guidance
for code assignment. There is no documentation of using contrast materials
in the procedure statement. Add modifier -LT (Left side) to the code.
2. Patient underwent 77046-LT
magnetic resonance
imaging, left breast, For code 77046-LT, go to CPT index main term Mammography, subterm
to detect a suspected Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and qualifier without Contrast. Review
lesion. codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection of the Radiology section, and
select the appropriate code. The procedure statement documents "magnetic
resonance imaging, left breast," which provides guidance for code assign-
ment. Add modifier -LT (Left side) to the code.
3. A diagnostic digi- 77062
tal breast tomosyn-
thesis, bilateral, was For code 77062, go to CPT index main term Mammography and subterm
performed to pro- Tomosynthesis. Review codes in the Breast, Mammography subsection of the
duce three-dimen- Radiology section, and select the appropriate code. The procedure state-
sional (3D) mammog- ment documents "diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral," which
raphy to detect ab- provides guidance for code assignment. Do not add modifier -50 (Bilateral
normalities and per- Procedure) to the code because its description includes "bilateral."
form morphological
analysis.
4. Patient underwent 77054-RT
mammary galac-
1/2
