CPT code Descriptor Allowed Services Code submitted by: 2005 work RVU 20600 Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; small joint
or bursa (eg, fingers, toes) 328,030 CMS 0.66
20610
Arthrocentesis, aspiration and/or injection; major joint or bursa (eg, shoulder, hip, knee joint, subacromial
bursa) 3,830,524 CMS 0.79
22520
Percutaneous vertebroplasty, one
vertebral body, unilateral or
bilateral injection; thoracic 12,395 CMS 8.9
27603
Incision and drainage, leg or ankle; deep abscess or
hematoma 4,908 SVS 4.93
32020
Tube thoracostomy with or without water seal (eg, for abscess, hemothorax, empyema) (separate
procedure) 60,306 CMS 3.97
33877
Repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with graft, with or without
cardiopulmonary bypass 1,444 SVS 42.54
34001
Embolectomy or thrombectomy, with or without catheter; carotid, subclavian or innominate
artery, by neck incision 234 SVS 12.89
43750
Percutaneous placement of
gastrostomy tube 32,798 CMS 4.48
45020
Incision and drainage of deep supralevator, pelvirectal, or retrorectal
abscess 652 ASCRS 4.71
46040
Incision and drainage of ischiorectal and/or perirectal abscess (separate
procedure) 5,476 ASCRS 4.95
46600
Anoscopy; diagnostic, with or without collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing (separate
procedure) 88,940 ASCRS 0.5
46604
Anoscopy; with dilation (eg,
CPT code Descriptor Allowed Services Code submitted by: 2005 work RVU 47490 Percutaneous cholecystostomy 3,233 ACS 7.22 47510 Introduction of percutaneous transhepatic
catheter for biliary drainage 3,126 ACS 7.82
47511
Introduction of
percutaneous transhepatic stent for internal and
external biliary drainage 5,325 ACS 10.48
47525
Change of percutaneous
biliary drainage catheter 10,086 ACS 5.54
47530
Revision and/or reinsertion
of transhepatic tube 515 ACS 5.84
49200
Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal tumors or
cysts or endometriomas; 3,443 ACOG 10.23
49201 Excision or destruction, open, intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal tumors or cysts or endometriomas; extensive 3,531 ACOG 14.82 50590 Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave 47,718 CMS 9.08 55700
Biopsy, prostate; needle or punch, single or multiple,
any approach 241,521 CMS 1.57
62270
Spinal puncture, lumbar,
diagnostic 76,927 AAP 1.13
70355 Orthopantogram 27,326 CMS 0.2
71010
Radiologic examination,
chest; single view, frontal 18,344,071 CMS 0.18
71020
Radiologic examination, chest, two views, frontal
and lateral; 16,694,627 CMS 0.22
71260
Computed tomography, thorax; with contrast
material(s) 1,843,380 CMS 1.24
72192
Computed tomography, pelvis; without contrast
CPT code Descriptor Allowed Services Code submitted by: 2005 work RVU 72193 Computed tomography, pelvis; with contrast
material(s) 2,123,943 CMS 1.16
73100
Radiologic examination,
wrist; two views 461,737 CMS 0.16
73110
Radiologic examination, wrist; complete, minimum of
three views 743,409 CMS 0.17
73120
Radiologic examination,
hand; two views 286,082 CMS 0.16
73130
Radiologic examination, hand; minimum of three
views 731,207 CMS 0.17
73140
Radiologic examination, finger(s), minimum of two
views 315,853 CMS 0.13 74000 Radiologic examination, abdomen; single anteroposterior view 1,847,189 CMS 0.18 74020 Radiologic examination, abdomen; complete, including decubitus and/or
erect views 1,030,469 CMS 0.27
74022
Radiologic examination, abdomen; complete acute abdomen series, including supine, erect, and/or
decubitus views, single view
chest 1,089,316 CMS 0.32
74150
Computed tomography, abdomen; without contrast
material 1,155,454 CMS 1.19
74160
Computed tomography, abdomen; with contrast
material(s) 2,018,764 CMS 1.27
75552
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for morphology; without
contrast material 1,113 ACC 1.6
75553
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for morphology; with contrast
CPT code Descriptor Allowed Services Code submitted by: 2005 work RVU 75554 Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for function, with or without
morphology; complete study 2,842 ACC 1.83
75555
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for function, with or without
morphology; limited study 261 ACC 1.74
76075
Dual energy x-ray
absorptiometry (dxa), bone density study, one or more sites; axial skeleton (eg,
hips, pelvis, spine) 2,428,543 CMS 0.3
76519
Ophthalmic biometry by ultrasound echography, a-scan; with intraocular lens
power calculation 1,690,880 CMS 0.54
76700
Ultrasound, abdominal, b-scan and/or real time with image documentation;
complete 1,367,513 CMS 0.81
76830 Ultrasound, transvaginal 303,687 CMS 0.69
77263
Therapeutic radiology
treatment planning; complex 285,397 CMS 3.14
77280 Therapeutic radiology simulation-aided field setting; simple 231,871 CMS 0.7 77290 Therapeutic radiology simulation-aided field setting; complex 368,497 CMS 1.56 77300
Basic radiation dosimetry calculation, central axis depth dose calculation, tdf, nsd, gap calculation, off axis factor, tissue inhomogeneity factors, calculation of non-ionizing radiation surface and depth dose, as required during course of treatment,
CPT code Descriptor Allowed Services Code submitted by: 2005 work RVU 77315
Teletherapy, isodose plan (whether hand or computer calculated); complex (mantle or inverted y, tangential ports, the use of wedges, compensators, complex blocking, rotational beam, or special beam
considerations) 179,513 CMS 1.56
77331
Special dosimetry (eg, tld, microdosimetry) (specify), only when prescribed by the
treating physician 390,985 CMS 0.87
77334
Treatment devices, design and construction; complex (irregular blocks, special shields, compensators,
wedges, molds or casts) 1,098,403 CMS 1.24
77470
Special treatment procedure (eg, total body irradiation, hemibody radiation, per oral, endocavitary or intraoperative cone
irradiation) 143,586 CMS 2.09
78306
Bone and/or joint imaging;
whole body 744,786 CMS 0.86
78315
Bone and/or joint imaging;
three phase study 137,144 CMS 1.02
78465
Myocardial perfusion imaging; tomographic (spect), multiple studies (including attenuation correction when performed), at rest and/or stress
(exercise and/or pharmacologic) and redistribution and/or rest injection, with or without
quantification 2,751,144 CMS 1.46
78478
Myocardial perfusion study with wall motion, qualitative or quantitative study (list separately in addition to
code for primary procedure) 2,531,282 CMS 0.62
78480
Myocardial perfusion study with ejection fraction (list separately in addition to
