![]() ![]() Type of contrast material – When there is oral or rectal contrast used, it should be coded as “without contrast”.With and without contrast material, bilateral With and without contrast material, unilateral : for morphology with and without contrast material, with stress imaging : for morphology with and without contrast material : for morphology without contrast material, with stress imaging : for morphology without contrast material MRI Face (orbit), neck : without contrast materialĬardiac imaging : for velocity flow mapping ![]() MRI Brain during open surgery on brain : without contrast material Brain and head CPT Codeįunctional MRI of brain not requiring physician or psychologistįunctional MRI of brain requiring physician or psychologist Knowing anatomy and physiology will help in coding more accurate CPT and related ICD codes while coding for MRI. All sets of codes are arranged based on the use of contrast material. MRI CPT Codes can be found in Radiology section of CPT book. A contrast or dye is used in MRI sometimes to improve the diagnostic accuracy. MRI can detect few diseases (eg: prostate cancer, uterine cancer) which CT can not detect. It is a three dimensional scan using magnetic and radio waves to study any parts of the body including head or brain. MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is used in radiology to find out any abnormalities inside the organ. ![]()
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