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76380 with TACE

Date: Apr 2, 2015

Question:

My IR group wants to bill for the CT acquisition along with 3D reconstruction code 76377 when performing TACE or Y-90 procedures. I can't locate any documentation to state they can or cannot do this. The physicians are telling me permanent CT images are being obtained by this machine and stored in the patient's chart. If they can code for this in addition to the TACE or Y-90 procedures, what additional documentation should they include in their reports?

Question ID : 6421
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