CPT^® 78451, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 78451 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System.

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In this procedure, the provider performs a single SPECT study of the heart to determine the areas of deficient blood flow. The goal of the procedure is to determine areas that have deficient blood supply.

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CPT Code 78452 Global Coding and Billing

Hoping someone can help me. Scenario: Nuclear Med Radiologists own a stand alone NM facility...so global billing. If they perform the Myocardial Perfusion Imaging studies (CPT codes 78451-78454) ar... [ Read More ]

CPT Code 78452 Global Coding and Billing

Nuclear stress test

78451-78454, most common, 78452... [ Read More ]

Myocardial Perfusion Study

[b]Coding Data Analyst[/b] [QUOTE="michiboo, post: 451870, member: 10103"]Just wanted to add that am only coding for the professional, I have the cardiologist reading the results but then I have anot... [ Read More ]

Myocardial Perfusion Study

I been coding 93016/93018 and wasn't sure if I should be including CPt 78451 or 78452... want to make sure im capturing this correctly on the professional side :( HELP! Cardiologist: A Myocardial P... [ Read More ]

2 day nuclear stress test w/lexiscan

Billing 78452 would not be appropriate twice. You could try 78451 on both resting and stress days with the isotopes/imaging agents. Bill 93015 only on the stress day. C Collison CPC, CCC, CPMA. CP... [ Read More ]

78451-Thallium study

Good afternoon, I am trying to figure if i need to report an interpretation code with 78451? (this is for professional side only) I know when 78452 is done you add 93016 and 93018 to indicate superv... [ Read More ]

78452, stress test

[b]Code 78451 or 78452[/b] We are doing Myocardial perfusion at rest and with ecercise with our equiment in the physician office. My concern is that one physician is doing the interpretation and ano... [ Read More ]

Question on the Myocardial Perfusion Study

[b]Myocardial Perfusion Study[/b] Good morning, A stress test and a myocardial perfusion study are two different tests but can be performed at the same time for some patients. The stress test meas... [ Read More ]

Assistance with IR coding scenarios

I'm new to interventional radiology and need some assistance with the following coding scenarios that I've been working with at home for practice. The following 5 cases have be stumped, any assistance... [ Read More ]

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