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79005-26
Is this the right code: 79005-26
Here is what the physician does:
Doctor orders the study and then goes over to the hospital to verify the dose and the patient signs the consent and takes the nuke med.
And here's the documentation:
EXAM: NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL THERAPY
DATE OF SERVICE: 06/04/2009
INDICATION: Hyperthyroidism.
PROCEDURE: After consent was obtained and the thyroid treatment patient
information sheet was reviewed with the patient, a total of 12.34 mCi at
11:50 a.m. was administered orally to the patient.