Use of Radiology Procedure Codes in Health Care: The Need for Standardization and Structure
- 1 July 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in RadioGraphics
- Vol. 37 (4), 1099-1110
- https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.2017160188
Abstract
The importance of radiology procedure codes is reviewed, with an overview of coding standards, the RadLex Playbook system, and strategies for adopting standardized codes. Radiology procedure codes are a fundamental part of most radiology workflows, such as ordering, scheduling, billing, and image interpretation. Nonstandardized unstructured procedure codes have typi...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (HHSN2682015000247A)
- U.S. Department of Defense (HHSN2682015000247A)
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