US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 13, § 50.1
Payments for Radionuclides
The TC RVUs for nuclear medicine procedures (CPT codes 78XXX for diagnostic nuclear medicine,
and codes 79XXX for therapeutic nuclear medicine) do not include the radionuclide used in connection
with the procedure. These substances are separately billed under codes A4641 and A4642 for diagnostic
procedures, and code 79900 for therapeutic procedures and are paid on a “By Report” basis depending
on the substance used. In addition, CPT code 79900 is separately payable in connection with certain
clinical brachytherapy procedures. (See §70.4 for brachytherapy procedures).
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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