CPT^® 78226, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Gastrointestinal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 78226 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Gastrointestinal System.

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The provider images the liver, bile, bile ducts, and gallbladder to follow the production and flow of bile from the liver to the small intestine to diagnose a bile duct obstruction or leakage; abnormalities in the bile ducts; gallbladder inflammation known as cholecystitis; gallstones; or other disorders that affect the hepatobiliary system. This exam is also known as hepatobiliary scintigraphy.

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diagnosis for 78226 procedure

I am stumped on this and was hoping someone could give me a little help on what I should put for the diagnosis code for this person. NM-GALLBLADDER 78226\.br\ \.br\CLINICAL INDICATION: The patient is... [ Read More ]

HIDA Scan

Donna, one of our facilities is disagreeing with us about your post above. They used Ensure in place of CCK and said, “The fatty meal is obtained through pharmacy as a prescribed dose and we would n... [ Read More ]

Hida Scans 2012

We do Hida Scans always with Choletec but sometimes with Sincalide. We have been coding the Hida Scans with Choletec as 78227 and A9537 But when Sincalide is included we have been coding 78227 A9537 ... [ Read More ]

HIDA Scan

[QUOTE="lmbroomall, post: 238862, member: 77012"]If the initial study is done but instead of giving the CCK they give the pt a fatty meal and then dot the quants, do you use 78227 or 78226?[/QUOTE] Y... [ Read More ]

HIDA Scan

If the initial study is done but instead of giving the CCK they give the pt a fatty meal and then dot the quants, do you use 78227 or 78226?... [ Read More ]

CPT 78226 and 78227

[b]78226 - Choletec gudeline 2012 cpt[/b] I have definite to code 78226 but i don't know what drug makes it 78227. Following Intravenous Administration of 6mci of Tc- 99m CHOLETEC, Scans were obtai... [ Read More ]

2012 CPT codes

We are receiving denials (from California) statingthat the new CPT codes (specifically 49083 and 78226) are not effective until October 2012 (??) Can anyone clarify this?... [ Read More ]

CPT 78226 and 78227

[b]78226 vs 78227[/b] hello, In regards to this new code. The TEch is performing the test and obviously a lic Nurse anes is injecting the drug for the test. The tech's organization orders and pays ... [ Read More ]

Modifiers for GA Medicare

I read that because of how the codes are listed in the CPT book with the semicolon, these codes cannot be used together. The 78227 includes the 78226. You can either use the 78226 without the pharmaco... [ Read More ]

Modifiers for GA Medicare

Need some help please... GA Medicare is denying CPT codes 78226-26 and 78227-26 stating they need an additional modifier. Our office is billing these codes on behalf of the radiologist and billing f... [ Read More ]

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