2008年9月29日 · It pretty much indicates that MRI of the Brain with an emphasis on IAC's is appropriately reported w / 70553 x 1 (w/w/o contrast). It further indicates that on rare instances in which a complete MRI of the brain and a separate complete MRI of the IAC's are both medically necessary, ordered, and performed...it would be appropriate to report 2 ...

2008年1月10日 · Hello everyone , I need help to figure out what is the correct way to code and bill the MRI IAC ( internal Auditory Canal ) when I have both the MRI of brain and IAC's requested by the refering physician . I have some documentation from AMA stating that if "two separate and distinct MRI studies...

MRI of the Brain/including IAC billing. MRIs of IACs code to the 70540-70543 code set. As for appending ...

2012年4月24日 · Would it be incorrect to bill 70553 with modifier 22 to show some extra slices of the IAC's were done in conjunction with the Brain MRI with and w/o? Click to expand... 22 is work that is "substantially greater than typically required" - so if those extra slices fit that qualification then add the 22.

2011年10月1日 · This is similar to the reporting of an MRI of brain and the internal auditory canal. Reference the March/April 2003 feature article of the ACR Radiology Coding Source™ for further discussion. In other words, if two distinct and medically necessary studies are performed of the brain and pituitary without and with contrast, you may report 70553 ...

2013年10月9日 · When coding an MRI Brain w/ and w/o contrast along with a MRI IAC w/o contrast, would it just be the code 70553?

2013年4月29日 · Re: How long do MRI with IAC with Contrast take? « Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 11:01:42 am » Regarding the time the brain scan itself takes: it is usually 45 to 50 minutes.

2008年2月20日 · Re: MRI of the Brain/Including IAC Billing This is a common problem I have because I bill for several radiologists practices. So I would agree that in order to get get paid (especially by Medicare) there must be 2 separate and distinct reports with different diagnosis. However when it comes to using a modifier, you'll guess is as good as anyone's.

Brain MRI and IAC's? [QUOTE="jmcpolin, post: 217144, member: 57542"] I have always coded 70553-22 [/QUOTE ...

2016年1月4日 · Can you code 70553 twice on same day service for mri brain/iac with modifier 59. It takes twice the amount of time to do the iac. Or can we do seperate days. Tk