Wiki Radioembolization

[Reginadriscoll]

Is it appropriate to code 78803 SPECT scan as part of a Y90 embolization or is it considered incidental?

 

[fwnewbie]

Argh! I have a bunch of notes I wrote in my book but really not sure. How many body areas? days? I have "no planar and SPECT together for limited study area" and "planar and SPECT for area may both be necessary and code both".
Do you have someone else at work that might know?

 

[such78]

Is it appropriate to code 78803 SPECT scan as part of a Y90 embolization or is it considered incidental?

I read 2020 CPT via AMA on page 290 " when a radioisotope (eg, Yttrium-90) is injected as part of an embolization,then additional code (eg, 79445) may be separately reported.