tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 41

Reader Questions: 76880 Takes Place of 76881-76882 in 2011

Question:I heard that CPT is doing to delete 76880 for 2011. Which code should we report in its place?Answer:You'll be deleting at least three codes from your diagnostic radiology coding options in 2011, as follows:76150 -- Xeroradiography76350 -- Subtraction in conjunction with contrast studies76880 -- Ultrasound, extremity, nonvascular, real time with image documentation.You're unlikely to miss 76150 (which describes a type of x-ray in which the image is recorded on paper rather than on film) or 76350 (software now performs subtraction, so your documentation probably hasn't supported reporting 76350 for quite some time).On the other hand...

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