CPT^® 78808, Under Other Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 78808 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider performs an intravenous injection of a gamma–emitting radioactive tracer for localization of a structure with the help of a gamma probe, a handheld device that localizes the structure by the tracer radioactivity.

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explanation please

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