CPT Knowledgebase - Mar 22, 2018

A patient is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the abdomen without contrast followed with IV and oral contrast, but the patient cannot drink the contrast. Therefore, a nasogastric (NG) tube or long gastrostomy (GI) tube is placed to administer the oral contrast. Is it appropriate to report codes for the MRI (with/without material[s]) and for the tube placement?

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