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Breast MRI with CAD for hospital technical charges

Date: Jan 4, 2019

Question:

Is it appropriate for hospitals to report code C8937 with codes 77046/77047 when breast MRI is done with CAD? Are codes 77048/77049 meant for professional use only? 

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