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US Retro Exams
Date: May 22, 2013
Question:
Patient comes into ER with back pain. Coders are trying to code a retro limited x2 because there is a report for the aorta for AAA and then a report for the renals, and there is an MUE of 2 allowed. In reading the info, renals and bladder were actually done, so retro complete should have been coded for renals, but they insist that there can still be a retro limited for the aorta also now. I am thinking if just renals and aorta, then one limited... and if renals, bladder, and aorta then just one complete.
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