CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 25, 2015

Is it appropriate to report code 78478 (DELETED IN 2010), Myocardial perfusion study with wall motion, qualitative or quantitative study (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), and 78480, Myocardial perfusion study with ejection fraction (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), in addition to code 78465, Myocardial perfusion imaging; tomographic (SPECT), multiple studies, at rest and/or stress (exercise and/or pharmacologic) and redistribution and/or rest injection, with or without quantification, when both the wall motion study and the ejection fraction study are performed in addition to the tomographic (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging procedure?

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