Question

A ct study of the lumbar spine (l2–l4) was performed with iv contrast in the hospital outpatient radiology department and the interpretation of the images is performed by the radiologist. what cpt® code(s) should be reported by the radiologist who is not an employee of the hospital?

Answer 1

The CPT code for the CT Spine Lumbar with Contrast is 72132.

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are used to describe medical procedures performed by a healthcare provider on a patients. All tests, surgeries, evaluations, and many other procedures have their own unique code. CPT codes are part of the billing process for the insurance patients.