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CTA vs. Calcium Score

Date: Sep 9, 2020

Question:

Patient presented with chest pain, had a CT chest with contrast, and was to have a CTA; however, calcium score was too high to perform the study. Can the CTA be billed with a -52 modifier, or should this be billed as 71270 CT with and without or 75571 just the cardiac scoring?

Question ID : 14426
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