Official Description | Common Description | Procedure Codes |
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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); 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, 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, 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, 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 |