| Official Description | Common Description | Procedure Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, Brain (including brain stem); without contrast material | MRI Brain without contrast | 70551 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, Brain (including brain stem); with contrast material | 70552 | |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, Brain (including brain stem); without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences | MRI Brain with and without contrast | 70553 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; without contrast material | MRI Cervical spine without contrast | 72141 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, cervical; With contrast material | MRI Cervical spine with contrast | 72142 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; cervical | MRI Cervical spine with and without contrast | 72156 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; without contrast material | MRI Lumbar spine without contrast | 72148 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, lumbar; with contrast material | MRI Lumbar spine with contrast | 72149 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; lumbar | MRI Lumbar spine with and without contrast | 72158 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, thoracic; without contrast material | MRI Thoracic spine without contrast | 72146 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, thoracic; with contrast material | MRI Thoracic spine with contrast | 72147 |
| Magnetic resonance (e.g., proton) imaging, spinal canal and contents, without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sequences; thoracic | MRI Thoracic spine with and without contrast | 72157 |
| Bone and/or joint imaging; tomographic (SPECT) | CT SPECT bone scan, specify anatomical region | 78320 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, entire thoracic and lumbar, including skull, cervical and sacral spine if performed (eg, scoliosis evaluation); minimum of 6 views | Xray Scoliosis Study (Long Cassette Film) | 72084 |
| Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | Lumbar Puncture with Fluoroscopy | 62270, 77003 |
| Deleted Code | Lumbar Puncture with Fluoroscopy | 76005 |
| Myelography via lumbar injection, including radiological supervision and interpretation; cervical | CT Myelogram of Cervical Spine | 62302 |
| Myelography via lumbar injection, including radiological supervision and interpretation; thoracic | CT Myelogram of Thoracic Spine | 62303 |
| Myelography via lumbar injection, including radiological supervision and interpretation; lumbosacral | CT Myelogram of Lumbar Spine | 62304 |
| Myelography via lumbar injection, including radiological supervision and interpretation; 2 or more regions (eg, lumbar/thoracic, cervical/thoracic, lumbar/cervical, lumbar/thoracic/cervical) | CT Myelogram of 2 or more regions | 62305 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | CT head without contrast | 70450 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; with contrast material(s) | CT Head with contrast | 70460 |
| Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material, followed by contrast material(s) and further sections | CT head with and without contrast | 70470 |
| Computed tomography, cervical spine; with contrast material | CT Cervical spine with contrast | 72126 |
| Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material | CT Cervical spine without contrast | 72125 |
| Computed tomography, lumbar spine; with contrast material | CT Lumbar spine with contrast | 72132 |
| Computed tomography, lumbar spine; without contrast material | CT Lumbar spine without contrast | 72131 |
| Computed tomography, thoracic spine; with contrast material | CT Thoracic spine with contrast | 72129 |
| Computed tomography, thoracic spine; without contrast material | CT Thoracic spine without contrast | 72128 |
| CT Cervical Spine with and without | 72127 | |
| CT Thoracic Spine with and without | 72130 | |
| X-ray Scoliosis Study | Xray Long Cassette | 72081 |
| X-ray Cervical Spine (2-3 views) | 72040 | |
| X-ray Cervical Spine (6+ views) | 72052 | |
| X-ray Cervical Spine (4-5 views), | 72050 | |
| Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; minimum of 4 views | X-ray Lumbar Spine 4 views including flexion and extension | 72110 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 2 or 3 views | X-ray Lumbar Spine 2 views AP and Lateral | 72100 |
| X-ray Thoracic Spine (3 views) | 72072 | |
| Computed tomographic angiography, head, with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing | CT Angiography of Head (or Brain) with and without contrast | 70496 |
| Myelography, cervical, radiological supervision and interpretation | 72240 | |
| Myelography, thoracic, radiological supervision and interpretation | 72255 | |
| Myelography, lumbosacral, radiological supervision and interpretation | 72265 | |
| Myelography, 2 or more regions (eg, lumbar/thoracic, cervical/thoracic, lumbar/cervical, lumbar/thoracic/cervical), radiological supervision and interpretation | 72270 | |
| Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 6 views | X-Ray Lumbar Spine 6 views | 72114 |
| Radiologic examination, spine, lumbosacral; 5 views | X-ray Lumbar Spine 5 views including flexion and extension | 72120 |
| Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) | 36569 | |
| MRI of left brachial plexus without contrast | 71550 | |
| MRI of left brachial plexus with and without contrast | 71552 | |
| Radiopharmaceutical localization of tumor, inflammatory process, or distribution of radiopharmaceutical agent(s); SPECT with concurrently acquired CT for anatomical review | 78832 | |
| Cerebrospinal fluid flow, imaging | MRI Cineflow study | 75565 |
| MRI Spectroscopy | 76390 | |
| MRI Upper Extremity Joint without contrast | Shoulder, elbow, wrist | 73221 |
| MRI Upper Extremity Joint with contrast | Shoulder, elbow, wrist | 73222 |
| MRI Upper Extremity Joint with and without contrast | Shoulder, elbow, wrist | 73223 |
| MRI Upper Extremity other than Joint without contrast | Humerus, Forearm, Hand | 73218 |
| MRI Upper Extremity other than Joint with contrast | Humerus, Forearm, Hand | 73219 |
| MRI Upper Extremity other than Joint with and without contrast | Humerus, Forearm, Hand | 73220 |
| MRI Pelvis without contrast | 72195 | |
| MRI Pelvis with contrast | 72196 | |
| MRI Pelvis with and without contrast | 72197 | |
| MRA Head/Brain without contrast | Angiograms | 70544 |
| MRA Neck without contrast | Angiograms | 70547 |
| MRI Orbit, Face and Neck without contrast | Pituitary | 70540 |
| MRI Orbit, Face and Neck with contrast | Pituitary | 70542 |
| MRI Orbit, Face and Neck with and without contrast | Pituitary | 70543 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Joint without contrast | Hip, Knee, Ankle | 73721 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Joint with contrast | Hip, Knee, Ankle | 73722 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Joint with and without contrast | Hip, Knee, Ankle | 73723 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Other than Joint without contrast | Femur, Leg, Foot | 73718 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Other than Joint with contrast | Femur, Leg, Foot | 73719 |
| MRI Lower Extremity Other than Joint with and without contrast | Femur, Leg, Foot | 73720 |