Deleted CPT codes in 2016
With New year in 2016, we will be having new CPT codes in diagnostic radiology. Since, we will be having CPT codes which will replace old CPT codes, some of the codes will be deleted. Diagnostic Radiology have the lot of changes which I hope will help medical coder in 2016. These CPT code changes for 2016 will take sometime to understand, but they are very similar to old CPT codes. Let us first check out the deleted CPT codes in 2016 which we have used very frequently in diagnostic Radiology.
Deleted Codes | Description |
70373 | Laryngography, contrast, radiological supervision and interpretation |
72010 | Radiologic exam, spine, entire, survey study anteroposterior and lateral |
72069 | Radiologic exam, spine, thoracolumbar, standing (scoliosis) |
72090 | Radiologic exam, spine; scoliosis study, including supine and erect studies |
73500 | Radiologic exam, hip, unilateral; 1 view |
73510 | ; complete, minimum 2 views |
73520 | Radiologic exam, hips, bilateral, minimum of 2 views of each hip, including anteroposterior view of pelvis |
73530 | Radiologic examination , hip, during operative procedure |
73540 | Radiologic examination, pelvis and hips, infant or child, minimum of 2 views |
73550 | Radiologic examination, femur, 2 views |
74305 | Cholangiography and/or pancreatography; through existing catheter, radiological supervision and interpretation |
74320 | Cholangiography, percutaneous, transhepatic, radiological supervision and interpretation |
74327 | Postoperative biliary duct calculus removal, Percutaneous, via T-tube tract, basket or snare |
74475 | Introduction of intracatheter or catheter into renal pelvis for drainage and/or injection, percutaneous, radiological supervision and interpretation |
74480 | Introduction of ureteral catheter or stent through renal pelvis for drainage and/or injection, percutaneous, radiological supervision and interpretation |
75896 | Transcatheter therapy, infusion, other than for thrombolysis, radiological supervision and interpretation |
75945 | Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel), radiological supervision and interpretation; initial vessel |
+75946 | ; each additional non-coronary vessel (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
75980 | Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage with contrast monitoring, radiological supervision and interpretation |
75982 | Percutaneous placement of biliary drainage catheter for combined internal and external biliary drainage or of a drainage stent for internal biliary drainage in patients with an inoperable mechanical Biliary obstruction, radiological supervision and interpretation |
New and Revised CPT codes in 2016 for Diagnostic Radiology
There are many CPT codes have been introduced in 2016 in diagnostic radiology. Also, we have few Revised CPT codes which will have few change in their definition, like for Upper GI series codes (74240-74251)the films will be replaced by “images” in the code description. There are many new codes which have almost same description like old CPT codes, only difference is number of views in new CPT codes. So, let us checkout the new and revised CPT codes changes in 2016.
New Codes | Code Description |
72081 | Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); one view |
72082 | ; 2 or 3 views |
72083 | ; 4 or 5 views |
72084 | ; minimum of 6 views |
73501 | Radiologic examination, hip, unilateral, with pelvis when performed; 1 view |
73502 | ; 2-3 views |
73503 | ; minimum of 4 views |
73521 | Radiologic examination, hips, bilateral, with pelvis when performed; 2 views |
73522 | ; 3-4 views |
73523 | ; minimum of 5 views |
73551 | Radiologic examination, femur; 1 view |
73552 | ; minimum 2 views |
74712 | Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, fetal, including placental and maternal pelvic imaging when performed; single or first gestation |
+74713 | ; each additional gestation (List separately in addition to the primary procedure) |
Revised Codes | Description |
72080 | Radiologic examination, spine; thoracolumbar junction, minimum of 2 views |
74240 | Radiologic examination, gastrointestinal tract, upper; with or without delayed films images, without KUB |
74241 | ; with or without delayed films images, with KUB |
74245 | ; with small intestine, includes multiple serial films images |
74246 | Radiologic examination, gastrointestinal tract, upper, air contrast, with specific high density barium, effervescent agent, with or without glucagon; with or without delayed films images, without KUB |
74247 | ; with or without delayed films images, with KUB |
74250 | Radiologic examination, small intestine, includes multiple serial films images; |
74251 | ; via enteroclysis tube |
74340 | Introduction of long gastrointestinal tube (eg, Miller-Abbott) including multiple fluoroscopies and films images, radiological supervision and interpretation |
77057 | Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view film study of each breast) |
Revised Codes | Description |
78264 | Gastric emptying imaging study (eg, solid liquid or both); |
New CPT codes | Description |
78265 | Gastric emptying imaging study (eg, solid liquid or both); with small bowel transit |
78266 | ; with small bowel and colon transit, multiple days |