CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 6, 2025
Is the technique of PET/CT with the CT scan used for anatomical localization and attenuation correction from skull base to mid-thigh enough information for the coder to assign code 78815 for the following report? PROCEDURE: PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL THIGH INITIAL INDICATIONS: Lung and breast cancer; Weight loss; Mediastinal adenopathy GLUCOSE LEVEL: 93mg/dL @ 1400. F18 - FDG FINAL ASSAY:12.12mCi RADIATION: Total Dose Length Product (DLP): 560mGy.cm TECHNIQUE: After obtaining the patient's consent, F-18 FDG was administered intravenously. PET/CT imaging was performed using a dedicated integrated PET/CT scanner. FINDINGS: HEAD/NECK: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. LUNGS: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. No suspicious nodules on CT imaging. MEDIASTINUM/HILA: Hypermetabolic left hilar lymph node corresponding with enlarged lymph node. Max SUV 4.4. No additional enlarged hypermetabolic lymph nodes. CHEST WALL/AXILLA: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. ABDOMEN: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. PELVIS: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. BONES: Normal. No pathologic FDG activity. CONCLUSION: Redemonstration of enlarged left hilar lymph node with hypermetabolic activity, consistent with metastatic involvement. No additional enlarged or hypermetabolic lymph nodeTo view the Official AMA answer and 1000s more like this:
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