Question

a 16 year old was skateboarding and suffered a fall bilaterally onto outstretched hands. when presented to the ED complete x-ray exams were taken of both the right and left wrist, the radiologist reviewed the exam of the left wrist, three views, as not showing a fracture. the right wrist series, four views were interpreted to have a fracture of the radius at the growth plate. Which modifier would be assigned to the Xray code?

Answer 1

The appropriate modifier for the X-ray code when a fracture of the radius is identified on one side is '-RT' for the right wrist and '-LT' for the left wrist when no fracture is found.

Step-by-step explanation:

The modifier that would be assigned to the X-ray code for the right wrist, which has a fracture of the radius at the growth plate, is likely the modifier '-RT' indicating that the service was performed on the right side of the body. For the left wrist, where no fracture was present, the '-LT' modifier would be used to specify the left side. These modifiers help ensure accurate billing and record-keeping for unilateral procedures or when a procedure is performed on one side of the body only.