AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery: Digestive System [(Q&A)] (March 2014)
March 2014 page 14a Surgery: Digestive System Question: Does code 49083, Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); with imaging guidance, require a permanently recorded image? Answer: Yes. As stated in the diagnostic ultrasound guidelines in the CPT code set, "Ultrasound guidance procedures also require permanently recorded images of the site to be localized, as well as a documented description of the localization process, either separately or within the report of the procedure for which the guidance is utilized (CPT 2014; page 413)." Surgery: Digestive System [(Q&A)] (March 2014). CPT® Assistant. 2014; March 2014 page 14a ...
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