ICD-9-CM Procedure 92 Nuclear medicine A test that produces pictures (scans) of internal parts of the body. The person is given an injection or swallows a small amount of radioactive material; a machine called a scanner then measures the radioactivity in certain organs. Process whereby a radionuclide is injected or measured (through tissue) from an external source, and a display is obtained from any one of several rectilinear scanner or gamma camera systems. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph. 92 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.0 Radioisotope scan and function study 92.0 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.01 Thyroid scan and radioisotope function studies 92.01 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.01 contains 5 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.02 Liver scan and radioisotope function study An image of the liver created on a computer screen or on film. A radioactive substance is injected into a blood vessel and travels through the bloodstream. It collects in the liver, especially in abnormal areas, and can be detected by the scanner. 92.02 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.02 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.03 Renal scan and radioisotope function study 92.03 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.03 contains 6 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.04 Gastrointestinal scan and radioisotope function study A diagnostic test in which vitamin B12 is tagged with radioactive cobalt, taken orally, and gastrointestinal absorption is determined via measurement of the amount of radioactivity in a 24-hour urine collection. 92.04 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.04 contains 6 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.05 Cardiovascular and hematopoietic scan and radioisotope function study Imaging of a ventricle of the heart after the injection of a radioactive contrast medium. The technique is less invasive than cardiac catheterization and is used to assess ventricular function. 92.05 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.05 contains 13 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.09 Other radioisotope function studies 92.09 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.09 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.1 Other radioisotope scan 92.1 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.11 Cerebral scan 92.11 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.11 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.12 Scan of other sites of head 92.12 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.12 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.13 Parathyroid scan 92.13 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.13 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.14 Bone scan A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material is injected into a blood vessel and travels through the bloodstream; it collects in the bones and is detected by a scanner. 92.14 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.14 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.15 Pulmonary scan 92.15 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.15 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.16 Scan of lymphatic system 92.16 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.16 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.17 Placental scan 92.17 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.17 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.18 Total body scan 92.18 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.18 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.19 Scan of other sites 92.19 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.19 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.2 Therapeutic radiology and nuclear medicine 92.2 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.20 Infusion of liquid brachytherapy radioisotope 92.20 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.20 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.21 Superficial radiation 92.21 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.21 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.22 Orthovoltage radiation 92.22 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.22 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.23 Radioisotopic teleradiotherapy 92.23 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.23 contains 10 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.24 Teleradiotherapy using photons 92.24 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.24 contains 6 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.25 Teleradiotherapy using electrons Radiation therapy using electron beam 92.25 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.25 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.26 Teleradiotherapy of other particulate radiation 92.26 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.26 contains 4 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.27 Implantation or insertion of radioactive elements 92.27 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.27 contains 7 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.28 Injection or instillation of radioisotopes Radiotherapy where cytotoxic radionuclides are linked to antibodies in order to deliver toxins directly to tumor targets. Therapy with targeted radiation rather than antibody-targeted toxins (IMMUNOTOXINS) has the advantage that adjacent tumor cells, which lack the appropriate antigenic determinants, can be destroyed by radiation cross-fire. Radioimmunotherapy is sometimes called targeted radiotherapy, but this latter term can also refer to radionuclides linked to non-immune molecules (see RADIOTHERAPY). Treatment with a radioactive substance that is linked to an antibody so that it will attach to a tumor when injected into the body. Treatment with a radioactive substance that is linked to an antibody that will attach to the tumor when injected into the body. 92.28 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.28 contains 8 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.29 Other radiotherapeutic procedure 92.29 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.29 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.3 Stereotactic radiosurgery (STAIR-ee-o-TAK-tik...) A radiation therapy technique involving a rigid head frame that is attached to the skull; high-dose radiation is administered through openings in the head frame to the tumor while decreasing the amount of radiation given to normal brain tissue. This procedure does not involve surgery. A stereotactic neurosurgery in which the usual rigid needles or probes are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward an intracranial target so as to achieve local tissue destruction. No skin incision or skull opening is required. It is performed with the "gamma knife", a self-contained unit with 201 cobalt-60 sources or with an isocentric linear accelerator (linac). (Goodman, M.L., Southern Medical Journal, vol. 83, May 1990, pp. 551-4) 92.3 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.30 Stereotactic radiosurgery, not otherwise specified (STAIR-ee-o-TAK-tik...) A radiation therapy technique involving a rigid head frame that is attached to the skull; high-dose radiation is administered through openings in the head frame to the tumor while decreasing the amount of radiation given to normal brain tissue. This procedure does not involve surgery. A stereotactic neurosurgery in which the usual rigid needles or probes are replaced with beams of ionizing radiation directed toward an intracranial target so as to achieve local tissue destruction. No skin incision or skull opening is required. It is performed with the "gamma knife", a self-contained unit with 201 cobalt-60 sources or with an isocentric linear accelerator (linac). (Goodman, M.L., Southern Medical Journal, vol. 83, May 1990, pp. 551-4) 92.30 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.30 contains 9 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.31 Single source photon radiosurgery 92.31 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.31 contains 24 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.32 Multi-source photon radiosurgery 92.32 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.32 contains 30 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.33 Particulate radiosurgery 92.33 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.33 contains 25 index entries ICD-9-CM Procedure 92.39 Stereotactic radiosurgery, not elsewhere classified 92.39 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 92.39 contains 12 index entries