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72052 - Billing code: – Complete X-ray, including oblique and flexion and/or extension studies. No modifier

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Procedure / ServiceBilling code: – Complete X-ray, including oblique and flexion and/or extension studies. No modifier
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to all Alliance members. When billing for these services, chiropractors should use only the codes shown below - Billing code: 72040 – Radiologic examination of spine (including cervical spine). No modifier (both professional and technical component), or Modifier 26 (just professional component). Billing code: 72052 – Complete X-ray, including oblique and flexion and/or extension studies. No modifier (both professional and technical component), or Modifier 26 (just professional component). Billing code: 72070 – Radiologic examination, spine, thoracic. No modifier (both professional and technical

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