Medical Coding

Category - Radiology

A patient has to have a right-sided digital breast tomosynthesis. What is the correct code for this procedure?
  1. 77058
  2. 77061
  3. 77062
  4. 77063
Explanation
Answer: B - 77061 is the correct code for a unilateral digital breast tomosynthesis.

Code 77058 is incorrect because this code is for unilateral magnetic resonance imaging. Code 77062 is incorrect because this code is for bilateral digital breast tomosynthesis. Code 77063 is incorrect because this code is for a bilateral screening digital breast tomosynthesis.
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