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The Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging root operation is identified by the character code 1 in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions.
Section:
C = Nuclear Medicine
Body System:
D = Gastrointestinal System
Root Operation:
2 - Tomographic (Tomo) Nuclear Medicine ImagingThe 4th character refers to the body part or body region.
Planar Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Introduction of radioactive materials into the body for single plane display of images developed from the capture of radioactive emissions