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2012 CPT codes changes
Radiology codes additions and Deletions
74174 Computed tomographic angiography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material(s), including noncontrast images, if performed, and image postprocessing
77424 Intraoperative radiation treatment delivery, x-ray, single treatment session
77425 Intraoperative radiation treatment delivery, electrons, single treatment session
77469 Intraoperative radiation treatment management
78226 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present;
78227 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; with pharmacologic intervention, including quantitative measurement(s) when performed
78579 Pulmonary ventilation imaging (eg, aerosol or gas)
78582 Pulmonary ventilation (eg, aerosol or gas) and perfusion imaging
78597 Quantitative differential pulmonary perfusion, including imaging when performed
78598 Quantitative differential pulmonary perfusion and ventilation (eg, aerosol or gas), including imaging when performed
Deleted codes
71090 Insertion pacemaker, fluoroscopy and radiography, radiological supervision and interpretation;
73542 Radiological examination, sacroiliac joint arthrography, radiological supervision and interpretation;
75722 Angiography, renal, unilateral, selective (including flush aortogram), radiological supervision and interpretation;
75724 Angiography, renal, bilateral, selective (including flush aortogram), radiological supervision and interpretation;
75940 Percutaneous placement of IVC filter, radiological supervision and interpretation;
77079 appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel)
77083 Radiographic absorptiometry (eg, photodensitometry, radiogrammetry), 1 or more sites;
78223 Hepatobiliary ductal system imaging, including gallbladder, with or without pharmacologic intervention, with or without quantitative measurement of gallbladder function;
78584 Pulmonary perfusion imaging, particulate, with ventilation; single breath
78585 Pulmonary perfusion imaging, particulate, with ventilation; rebreathing and washout, with or without single breath
78586 Pulmonary ventilation imaging, aerosol; single projection
78587 multiple projections (eg, anterior, posterior, lateral views)
78588 Pulmonary perfusion imaging, particulate, with ventilation imaging, aerosol, 1 or multiple projections;
78591 Pulmonary ventilation imaging, gaseous, single breath, single projection;
78593 Pulmonary ventilation imaging, gaseous, with rebreathing and washout with or without single breath; single projection
78594 multiple projections (eg, anterior, posterior, lateral views)
78596 Pulmonary quantitative differential function (ventilation/ perfusion) study;
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2012 New modifiers
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