AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 5 (May)
Coding Communication: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (May 2010)
May 2010 pages 5-6 Coding Communication: Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Changes have been introduced to the cardiovascular nuclear medicine subsection for CPT® 2010, particularly to the myocardial perfusion codes. The previous myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) codes did not include the wall motion and ejection fraction procedures in the base procedure code. As a result, codes 78460-78465, 78478, and 78480 have been deleted and replaced with new codes. Of note, the new codes clarify that when wall motion and ejection fraction are assessed by a first pass study, they are considered part of the myocardial perfusion study and are not to...
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