AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 10 (October)

Radiology (October 2004)

October 2004 page 15 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Radiology, 78478, 78480, 78465 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to report code 78478, Myocardial perfusion study with wall motion, qualitative or quantitative study (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), and 78480, Myocardial perfusion study with ejection fraction (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), in addition to code 78465, Myocardial perfusion imaging; tomographic (SPECT), multiple studies, at rest and/or stress (exercise and/or pharmacologic) and redistribution and/or rest injection, with or without quantification, when both the wall motion study and the ejection fraction study are performed...

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