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Question:
What are the new myocardial PET codes for 2020?
Answer:
New codes were introduced to identify component services with PET myocardial perfusion and metabolic imaging, to include ventricular wall motion and ejection fraction when performed. In addition, the codes detail whether CT transmission images for anatomical review were concurrently acquired.
| 78429 | single study; with concurrently acquired computed tomography transmission scan |
| 78430 | single study, at rest or stress (exercise or pharmacologic), with concurrently acquired computed tomography transmission scan |
| 78431 | multiple studies at rest and stress (exercise or pharmacologic), with concurrently acquired computed tomography transmission scan |
| 78432 | Myocardial imaging, positron emission tomography (PET), combined perfusion with metabolic evaluation study (including ventricular wall motion[s] and/or ejection fraction[s], when performed), dual radiotracer (e.g., myocardial viability) |
| 78433 | with concurrently acquired computed tomography transmission scan |
| 78434 | Absolute quantitation of myocardial blood flow (AQMBF), positron emission tomography (PET), rest and pharmacologic stress (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) |
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