Cardiac nuclear medicine.
Documentation of the specific nuclear medicine procedure performed should include whether the test represents the following: Perfusion or blood pool study. Planar or SPECT images. First pass or gated equilibrium (multiple-gated acquisition). Single or multiple studies. Criteria for the performance of add-on procedure codes. This will ensure that the correct procedure codes are reported and result in appropriate reimbursement.
Parman
Cindy C
CC
Coding Strategies Inc., USA. cindy.parman@codingstrategies.com
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States