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Medical Coding

Category - Radiology

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An athlete was seen in the emergency department for sudden onset of testicular pain and swelling after playing basketball. A testicular imaging with vascular flow study is ordered. What is the correct code for this particular nuclear medicine procedure?
  1. 78700
  2. 78740
  3. 78761
  4. 78799
Explanation
Answer: C - 78761 is the correct code for testicular imaging with vascular flow.

Code 78700 is incorrect because this code is for kidney imaging morphology. Code 78740 is incorrect because this code is for ureteral reflux study. Code 78799 is incorrect because this is the code for an unlisted genitourinary procedure.
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