1. Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement –

2. Jason, a 42-year-old has a lesion on his pancreas. The physician passes the biopsy needle through the skin and removes tissue to be sent to pathology. Fluoroscopic guidance is used to obtain the biopsy. Code this encounter –

3. Erin, a 45-year-old, asymptomatic female comes in for her annual bilateral screening mammography. Her physician ordered a computer- aided detection along with the mammography. The procedure was performed in a hospital. How would you report the professional services for this study?

4. Sally had a DXA bone density study for her hips, pelvis, and spine. The procedure was performed in a hospital. How would you report for the professional services of this study?

5. The physician requests a dual energy absorptiometry of the foot. Which code should be reported for this diagnostic test?

6. A CT density study is performed on a post-menopausal female to screen for osteoporosis. Today’s visit the bone density study will be performed on the spine. Which CPT code should be used?