NM- Nuclear Medicine CODE DESCRIPTION 78000 Thyroid uptake; single determination 78001 Thyroid uptake; multiple determinations 78003 Thyroid uptake; stimulation, suppression or discharge 78006 Thyroid imaging with uptake; single determination 78007 Thyroid imaging with uptake, multiple determinations 78010 Thyroid imaging; only 78011 Thyroid imaging; with vascular flow 78015 Thyroid imaging for metastases; limited area 78016 Thyroid imaging for metastases; with additional studies 78018 Thyroid imaging for metastases; whole body 78020 Thyroid metastases uptake 78070 Parathyroid gland imaging 78075 Adrenal gland imaging 78099 Endocrine system, unlisted services and procedures 78102 Bone marrow imaging; limited area 78103 Bone marrow imaging; multiple areas 78104 Bone marrow imaging; whole body 78120 Red cells; single sampling 78121 Red cells; multiple samplings 78122 Whole blood volume NM - 1
78130 Red cell survival 78135 Red cell survival; differential organ/tissue kinetics 78140 Iron, red cells 78160 Plasma radioiron disappearance (turnover) rate 78162 Radioiron oral absorption 78170 Radioiron red cell utilization 78172 Chelatable iron for estimation of total body iron 78185 Spleen imaging 78190 Kinetics, study of platelet survival, with or without differential organ/tissue localization 78191 Platelet survival study 78195 Lymph nodes imaging 78199 Unlisted services and procedures 78201 Liver imaging; static only 78202 Liver imaging; with vascular flow 78205 Liver imaging (SPECT) 78206 Liver imaging (SPECT); with vascular flow 78215 Liver and spleen imaging; static only 78216 Liver and spleen imaging; with vascular flow 78220 Liver function study 78223 Gallbladder imaging 78230 Salivary gland imaging 78231 Salivary gland imaging; with serial images 78232 Salivary gland function study NM - 2
78258 Esophagus imaging 78261 Gastric mucosa imaging 78262 Stomach reflux study 78264 Stomach emptying study 78270 Stomach, vitamin B-12 absorption; without intrinsic factor 78271 Stomach, vitamin B-12 absorption; with intrinsic factor 78272 Stomach, vitamin B-12 absorption; combined 78278 Gastrointestinal blood loss study 78282 Gastrointestinal protein loss study 78290 Intestine imaging 78291 Gastrointestinal shunt testing 78299 Unlisted services and procedures 78300 Bone imaging; limited area 78305 Bone imaging; multiple areas 78306 Bone imaging; whole body 78315 Bone imaging; three phase study 78320 Bone imaging; tomographic (SPECT) 78399 Unlisted services and procedures 78445 Blood flow imaging 78455 Vein, thrombosis imaging 78456 Vein, thrombosis imaging; peptide 78457 Vein, thrombosis imaging; venogram; unilateral 78458 Vein, thrombosis imaging; bilateral 78580 Lung, imaging perfusion; particulate NM - 3
78584 Lung, imaging perfusion, particulate, with ventilation; single breath 78585 Lung, imaging perfusion, rebreathing and washout, with or without single breath 78586 Lung, imaging ventilation, aerosol; single projection 78587 Lung, imaging ventilation, aerosol; multiple projections 78588 Lung, imaging ventilation, particulate; one or multiple projections 78591 Lung, imaging ventilation, gaseous; single breath, single projection 78593 Lung, imaging ventilation, gaseous; with rebreathing and washout with or without single breath; single projection 78594 Lung, imaging ventilation, gaseous; with rebreathing and washout with or without single breath; multiple projections 78599 Unlisted services and procedures 78600 Brain imaging, limited procedure; static 78601 Brain imaging, with vascular flow 78605 Brain imaging, complete study; static 78606 Brain imaging, with vascular flow 78607 Brain imaging, tomographic 78608 Brain imaging, PET; metabolic evaluation 78609 Brain imaging, PET; perfusion evaluation 78610 Brain imaging, vascular flow only 78630 Brain, cerebrospinal fluid; cisternography 78635 Brain, cerebrospinal fluid; ventriculography 78645 Brain, cerebrospinal fluid; shunt evaluation 78647 Brain, cerebrospinal fluid; tomographic (SPECT) 78650 Brain, cerebrospinal fluid; leakage detection and localization NM - 4
78660 Lacrimal gland tear flow 78699 Nervous system, unlisted services and procedures 78700 Kidney imaging; static only 78701 Kidney imaging; with vascular flow 78707 Kidney imaging; with vascular flow and function 78710 Kidney imaging, tomographic (SPECT) 78725 Kidney function study 78730 Bladder residual study 78740 Ureter reflex study 78761 Testes imaging; with vascular flow 78799 Genitourinary system, unlisted services and procedures 78800 Tumor localization; limited area 78801 Tumor localization; multiple areas 78802 Tumor localization; whole body, single day 78803 Tumor localization; tomographic (SPECT) 78804 Tumor localization; whole body, two or more days 78805 Inflammatory process; limited area 78806 Inflammatory process; whole body 78807 Inflammatory process; tomographic (SPECT) 78890 Automated data; simple manipulations and interpretation 78891 Automated data; complex manipulations and interpretation 78999 Unlisted services and procedures NM - 5