Transcription of CT EXAM CPT CODE REFERENCE - Wake Radiology
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STUDYCPT DeSCriPTionCPT CoDeinDiCaTion for exam or STUDYConTraSTreqUireD?SPeCialTYCT HeaDCT Head or brain without contrast70450 TraumaHeadachesCVAS troke/BleedAlzheimer sMemory loss/ConfusionShunt checkHydrocephalusTIAC hange in mental statusDizziness/VertigoNoneuroCT Head or brain with and without contrastNote: MRI Brain with/without contrast is cancer HIVI ntracranial infectionNote: CT can be used if there are contraindications for sneuroCTa HeaD Circle of WillisCTA Head with and without contrastNote: MRA Brain without contrast is 3rd nerve palsyFamily history of aneurysm Vascular malformationNote: CT can be used if there are contraindications for sneuroCT orbiTSCT Orbits/Sella/Posterior Fossa or ear without contrast70480 Trauma Foreign bodyFracture Bony abnormalitiesNoneuroCT Orbits/Sella/Posterior Fossa or ear with and without contrast70482 Infection PainAbscess/Celluli
Tinnitus (ringing in ears) Mass Cholesteatoma Fracture No neuro CT Orbits/Sella/Posterior Fossa or ear with and without contrast Note: MRI Brain is usually preferred. 70482 Acoustic neuroma/Sensorineural hearing loss Note: CT can be used if there are contraindications for MRI. As Determined by Radiologist neuro
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