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Question #: 87
Topic #: 12
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Mr. Roland has difficulty breathing and congestion with a productive cough. The physician takes frontal and lateral view chest X-rays in the office (the equipment is owned by the physician group). The physician reads the X-rays and determines a diagnosis of walking pneumonia. The physician’s interpretation is placed in the patient’s chart.
How does the physician bill for the chest X-ray?

  • A. 71046-26
  • B. 71046-26-TC
  • C. 71046-TC
  • D. 71046
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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JJohns1024
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: D
Code 71406 is correct, without modifiers. The physician owns the equipment and interprets the images. A global procedure code covers the overhead costs of the procedure, reading x-rays and providing the reports. This global procedure is reported using a CPT code without a modifier.
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mathunit1
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
Google results say that the answer is A.
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