CPT® 78016, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Endocrine System
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 78016 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Endocrine System.
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Summary
A thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination in which a radionuclide is used to see how the thyroid gland is working or to check for thyroid nodules. Sometimes the physician performs a whole body thyroid scan on people who have had thyroid cancer to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
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