COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANS Exam Reference / …

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AREA OF INTEREST HEADBODY PART EXAMREASON FOR EXAMORAL CONTRASTIV CONTRASTPROCEDURES TO PRE-CERTCODESBRAINBleed, trauma, headachesNONOCT Brain without70450Mass, tumor, infection, melanoma, HIV, meningioma, mets stagingNOYESCT Brain with and without70470CTA HEADAneurysmNOYESCTA Head70496CTA NECKCarotid OcclusionNOYESCTA Neck70498ORBITSTrauma, fracture, foreign bodyNONOCT Orbits without70480Mass, abcess, pain, swelling, Graves disease, cellulitisNOYESCT Orbits with70481SINUSSinusitus, mass, pain, polyps, deviated septum, congestion, foreign bodyNONOCT Sinus without70486FACETrauma, fractureNONOCT Maxillofacial70486TEMPORAL BONESCholestatoma, tinnitis, congenital hearing lossNONOCT Temporal Bones without70480SOFT TISSUE NECKPalpable neck mass, stone, neoplasmNOYESCT Neck with a

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANS Exam Reference / Protocol Guidelines For additional information on CT and other radiologic exams, please consult the American College of Radiology’s ACR Appropriateness Criteria© document found at www.ACR.org.

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