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CPT® 78472, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 78472 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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The provider performs gated equilibrium cardiac blood pool imaging with wall motion study and ejection fraction to show how the heart is pumping blood to the rest of the body. The study is performed with the patient either at rest or with exercise or pharmacologic stress.

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