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Intra operative imaging

Date: Nov 4, 2011

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Dear Dr. Z: Is it appropriate to bill intra-operative views with findings which appear to be only confirmatory of the procedure which was performed? Imaging is often included in the surgical codes now (i.e., spine injections) or in the radiological S&I code billed with the surgical component. If the view is for QA purposes, confirmatory only, or not diagnostic shouldn't it be a no charge? Thank you. mlb
Question ID : 3233
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