Radiologists Call for New Billing Codes to Reward Work Outside of Interpreting Images

Radiologists are calling for the creation of consultation CPT billing codes and other solutions to compensate them for work outside of interpreting images.

Previous studies have shown that rads spend about 35% to 60% of their workhours performing such duties. These can include conducting “curbside” consultations for colleagues or attending multidisciplinary conferences to discuss cases with other medical specialties.

Source: https://radiologybusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/radiologist-salary/radiologists-call-new-billing-codes-reward-work-outside-interpreting-images