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X-RAYS
 
 

 


Effective January 1, 2023, this information is no longer up-to-date. The material on this page covers only the 1995 and 1997 E/M guidelines and is no longer accurate. A new set of E/M guidelines was released in 2021, with some minor modifcations added for 2023. These new guidelines are now used to document all encounters in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. For the most recent E/M coding guidance, visit our home page here.

 

Remember, you only get ONE point for ordering OR reviewing results of X-rays (NOT one point for ordering AND one point for reviewing results).

X-rays refer to CPT codes 70010 - 79999 which include imaging studies such as plain X-rays, myelography, CT scans, MRIs, urography, angiography, venography, DEXA scans, diagnostic ultrasounds, nuclear medicine studies and PET scans.

 
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