Radiology Question for the Week of June 14, 2021
MedLearn Publishing
June 12, 2021
If we perform a bone density on the hips and forearm can we bill both 77080 and 77081 together?
If we perform a bone density on the hips and forearm can we bill both 77080 and 77081 together?
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