Wiki Abnormal Nuclear Test

[SDAlward]

There is debate going on regarding the code for abnormal nuclear stress test, R94.39, or R93.1? The problem is R94.39 is not on medicare guidelines for doing a PET, and our dr's do PET scans because the patient had an abnormal nuclear test. R93.1 is, but I don't want to use it just because it's on the LCD

 

[theresa.dix@tennova.com]

I think that for ICD10 abnormal nuclear stress test should be R94.30. Is this what everyone else would be using?

 

[Amanedmaiston]

I use R94.39. In the book you go to Findings abnormal>stress test.

 

[SDAlward]

We have concluded in our office that R93.1 seems acceptable. If I were coding for an abnormal "exercise" stress test with no contrasting agents, I would use R94.39. Since during a "nuclear" stress test we are taking images of the heart, R93.1 seemed appropriate.