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I would like to expand on a question you answered 10-14-08 regarding facility charging of fluoroscopy performed in the OR by a radiology tech.

I understand from your answer that the charge for the fluoroscopy should be generated by the radiology department if that is the department that has incurred the expense, ie. the tech whose salary is paid by radiology, which is the case in my situation. My question is, although the fluoroscopy (72291) is charged by the radiology dept, would the OR physician's documentation in his report of the fluoroscopy used to perform the OR procedure (22524) be sufficient. Or, does the radiology dept need to document anything?