TABLE 2

Nuclear Medicine Procedure Volume*

Facilities Reporting Hospital/NonhospitalCode and ProcedureHospital-based Facilities by Number of BedsNonhospitals
0–125126–300301–499500+All Hospitals
423/10978000–78011 Thyroid Imaging and Uptake44120187228102126
413/10678015, 78020 Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases Imaging193249114
419/10878070, 78075 Parathyroid & Adrenal31327681410
418/10678195 Lymphatics and Lymph Node62156101235
421/10878185, 78201–78220 Liver & Spleen52124451614
423/10978223 Hepatobiliary9718728323817088
423/10978300–78320 Bone Scan27964810671138567436
423/10678580–78596 Ventilation & Perfusion Scans6627243360821919
417/10578600–78615 Brain Imaging including SPECT18113477
422/10978700–78725 Renal Imaging26691221556845
414/10778730–78740 Ureteral Reflux & Retention Study31352371
415/10678760–78761 Testicular Imaging111210
419/10778800–78803 Localization of Tumor420391292415
419/10678805–78807 Localization of Abscess52339832311
431/33178465 MPI Multiple studies Stress and Rest (SPECT)4431121156221999561582
421/33878464 MPI Single Study Stress or Rest (SPECT)47531151006295
416/32878461 MPI Multiple Studies Stress and Rest (Planar)7103620138
417/34178460 MPI Single Study Stress or Rest (Planar)012615
425/34078478 MPI WM add-on382766120418117251282
426/32778480 MPI EF add-on382773127118277381285
419/32778494 GBP, SPECT, WM, EF, Resting22349303579
427/33278496, 78473 GBP Planar multiple studies with RVEF22601331726021
389/34378472 GBP Planar Single9949321610
281/3979000–79020 Thyroid non-cancer123554973632
277/3879030, 79035 Thyroid Carcinoma292045124
62/18G0125, G0210–G0212, G0234 PET Lung176679162102100
61/18G0213–G0215, G0231 PET Colorectal71622483419
60/18G0216–G0218, G0233 PET Melanoma2710301511
60/18G0220–G0222, G0232 PET Lymphoma112538845235
60/17G0223–G0225 PET Head and Neck Tumors168301311
59/16G0226–G0228 PET Esophageal3561995
60/1678810 PET Tumor0712712467
60/17G0252–G0254 PET Breast109101099
59/13G0219 PET Non-covered indications114542
59/15G0229–78608, 78609 PET Brain000006
58/17G0230, 78459, 78491, 78492 PET Cardiac100005
58/14G0032–G0047 PET Cardiac210011
58/14G0030–G0031 PET Cardiac30543434380
  • * Volume is reported as mean number of procedures, as identified by CPT© or HCPCS code, performed at facilities in each size category. CPT copyright by the AMA, all rights reserved.