- 0028T Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) body composition study, 1 or more sites.
This code represents the assessment of body fat composition—a procedure popular with athletes, but one unlikely to be covered by insurers in most cases. Its medical indications are generally children with growth disorders; adults with growth hormone deficiency; and patients with eating disorders, with rapid intervention or unintentional weight loss, or on long-term total parenteral nutrition.
- 0029T Treatment(s) for incontinence, pulsed magnetic neuromodula-tion, per day
This code would be used to report treatment with the NeoControl system (Neotonus, Inc., Marietta, Ga), in which the patient sits in a chair designed to induce contractions in the pelvic floor and urinary sphincter muscles via a pulsed magnetic field.
- 0030T Antiprothrombin (phospholipid cofactor) antibody, each Ig class
Code 0030T represents an antibody test to assess patients who may be at risk for, among other things, fetal loss.
- 0031T Speculoscopy;
- 0032T with directed sampling
These were added to report procedures, such as PapSure (Watson Diagnostics, Corona, Calif), in which light is used to examine the cervix for abnormal lesions and aid in specimen collection.
Ms. Witt reports no financial relationship with any companies whose products are mentioned in this article.
