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CPT® 78473, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 78473 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Cardiovascular System.

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The provider performs gated equilibrium cardiac blood pool imaging at rest and stress with wall motion study and ejection fraction to show how the heart is pumping blood to the rest of the body.

 

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