CPT^® 78799, Under Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Genitourinary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 78799 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine Procedures on the Genitourinary System.

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Use 78799 to report diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures in the genitourinary system that does not have another more specific code.

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