CPT CODES ONLY not ICD-10 Codes following documentation is from a radiology repo
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CPT CODES ONLY not ICD-10 Codes
following documentation is from a radiology report:
Technique: Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry was performed.
Findings: Lumbar levoscoliosis evident, with some focally increased density seen at the right side of the L3-L4 junction, likely due to vertebral endplate sclerosis accompanying degenerative disc disease.
Bone material density of the lumbar spine is 1.156 g/sq cm with a T score of - 0.2
Bone material density of the left femoral neck is is 0.754 g/sq cm with a T score of - 2.0
Bone material density of the right femoral neck is 0.818 g/sq cm with a T score of – 1.6
Impression: Osteopenia of right and left femoral necks with moderate fracture risks. Normal bone mineral density of the lumbar spine.
Provide CPT code(s) with description:
Explanation / Answer
CPT - the current procedural terminology is a set of medical code maintained by American Medical Association through CPT editorial panel. CPT CODE SET describe medical, surgical and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physician coders, patients , accreditation organization and payers for administrative, financial , and analytic purpose.
It is a diagnostic radiological procedure lumber vertebrae , so the CPT code will be 72148 .