Question:
Question:
We have a patient who is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT), pelvis. She had an abscess drainage catheter in place, and her physician requested that we inject contrast through the catheter to scan the pelvis. How would we report this?
Answer:
Answer:
You would report code 49424 for the injection of contrast into the drainage catheter, along with code 72192 for CT of the pelvis without intravenous (IV) contrast.
| 49424 | Contrast injection for assessment of abscess or cyst via previously placed drainage catheter or tube (separate procedure) |
| 72192 | Computed tomography, pelvis; without contrast material |