tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 12

Reader Questions: Think Twice When Billing X-ray, MRI Interpretations

Question: Can our general surgeons charge for reading x-rays and MRIs taken at an outside facility? Vermont Subscriber Answer: Probably not. Only one physician will be paid for reading an x-ray. Consequently, if a surgeon reads the x-ray that a facility radiologist has already read, and for which he has generated a report, the surgeon won't get paid. If a radiologist is available, he or she most likely will read the results and bill for the service. If the surgeon reads the exam results, however, he or she must write a separate radiological report that should not be a...

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