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Scout CT prior to US guided biopsy

Date: Feb 24, 2021

Question:

Is the scout CT separately reported prior to US-guided liver biopsy: Code 74150?

"The lesion was difficult to initially identified on ultrasound. Therefore, a scout CT was performed. This demonstrated that the lesion was present behind one of the ribs. A second look with ultrasound was able to demonstrate the lesion using breathing techniques. The skin was marked. The patient was prepped and draped in the usual manner. The liver lesion was again identified with sterile ultrasound.  The skin and subcutaneous tissues were anesthetized with 1% lidocaine. Under direct ultrasound guidance a 17G coaxial guidance needle was advanced to the margin of the liver lesion. Three 18G core biopsies were then obtained."

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