MRI Billing Update

Effective for dates of service on or after March 1, 2013, the following CPT codes may be reimbursed when billed in any combination for services on the same day or when billed for one of these services more than once on the same day:

• 70557 (magnetic resonance [eg, proton] imaging, brain [including brain stem and skull base], during open intracranial procedure [eg, to assess for residual tumor or residual vascular malformation]; without contrast material)
• 70558 (with contrast material[s])
• 70559 (without contrast material[s], followed by contrast material[s] and further sequences)

Source: General Medicine | February 2013 | Bulletin 464