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Medical Coding

Category - Radiology

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What is the correct code for computed tomography for a bone mineral density study of the axial skeleton?
  1. 77077
  2. 77078
  3. 77080
  4. 77086
Explanation
Answer: B - 77078 is the correct code for computed tomography, bone mineral density study, one or more sites of the axial skeleton.

Code 77077 is incorrect because this code is for a joint survey. Code 77080 is incorrect because this code is for a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study. Code 77086 is incorrect because this code is for vertebral fracture assessment via DXA.
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