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Nuclear Medicine Work RVU List (2026)
All 112 Nuclear Medicine CPT codes in the CMS Physician Fee Schedule with their current work RVU. Click a code for value history, common worklist phrasings, and related codes.
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| Code | Description | Contrast | Work RVU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78012 | Thyroid uptake measurement | — | 0.19 |
| 78013 | Thyroid imaging w/blood flow | — | 0.36 |
| 78014 | Thyroid imaging w/blood flow | — | 0.49 |
| 78015 | Thyroid met imaging | — | 0.65 |
| 78016 | Thyroid met imaging/studies | — | 0.80 |
| 78018 | Thyroid met imaging body | — | 0.84 |
| 78020 | Thyroid met uptake | — | 0.59 |
| 78070 | Parathyroid planar imaging | — | 0.78 |
| 78071 | Parathyrd planar w/wo subtrj | — | 1.17 |
| 78072 | Parathyrd planar w/spect&ct | — | 1.56 |
| 78075 | Adrenal cortex & medulla img | — | 0.72 |
| 78102 | Bone marrow imaging ltd | — | 0.54 |
| 78103 | Bone marrow imaging mult | — | 0.73 |
| 78104 | Bone marrow imaging body | — | 0.78 |
| 78110 | Plasma volume single | — | 0.19 |
| 78111 | Plasma volume multiple | — | 0.21 |
| 78120 | Red cell mass single | — | 0.22 |
| 78121 | Red cell mass multiple | — | 0.31 |
| 78122 | Whl bld volume determination | — | 0.44 |
| 78130 | Red cell survival study | — | 0.59 |
| 78140 | Red cell sequestration | — | 0.59 |
| 78185 | Spleen imaging | — | 0.39 |
| 78191 | Platelet survival study | — | 0.59 |
| 78195 | Lymph system imaging | — | 1.17 |
| 78201 | Liver imaging static only | — | 0.43 |
| 78202 | Liver imaging with vasc flow | — | 0.50 |
| 78215 | Lvr&spleen img static only | — | 0.48 |
| 78216 | Lvr&spleen img w/vasc flow | — | 0.56 |
| 78226 | Hepatobiliary system imaging | — | 0.72 |
| 78227 | Hepatobil syst image w/drug | — | 0.88 |
| 78230 | Salivary gland imaging | — | 0.44 |
| 78231 | Salivary glnd img serial img | — | 0.51 |
| 78232 | Salivary gland function std | — | 0.46 |
| 78258 | Esophageal motility | — | 0.72 |
| 78261 | Gastric mucosa imaging | — | 0.67 |
| 78262 | Gastroesophageal reflux std | — | 0.66 |
| 78264 | Gastric emptying img study | — | 0.77 |
| 78265 | Gstr emptg img sm bwl trnst | — | 0.96 |
| 78266 | Gstr empt img sm bwl&colon | — | 1.05 |
| 78278 | Acute gi blood loss imaging | — | 0.97 |
| 78290 | Intestine imaging | — | 0.66 |
| 78291 | Pertl-ven shunt patency test | — | 0.86 |
| 78300 | Bone imaging limited area | — | 0.60 |
| 78305 | Bone imaging multiple areas | — | 0.81 |
| 78306 | Bone imaging whole body | — | 0.84 |
| 78315 | Bone imaging 3 phase | — | 0.99 |
| 78428 | Cardiac shunt imaging | — | 0.76 |
| 78429 | Myocrd img pet 1 std w/ct | — | carrier-priced |
| 78430 | Myocrd img pet rst/strs w/ct | — | carrier-priced |
| 78431 | Myocrd img pet rst&strs ct | — | carrier-priced |
| 78432 | Myocrd img pet 2rtracer | — | carrier-priced |
| 78433 | Myocrd img pet 2rtracer ct | — | carrier-priced |
| 78434 | Aqmbf pet rest & rx stress | — | carrier-priced |
| 78445 | Vascular flow imaging | — | 0.48 |
| 78451 | Ht muscle image spect sing | — | 1.35 |
| 78452 | Ht muscle image spect mult | — | 1.58 |
| 78453 | Ht muscle image planar sing | — | 0.98 |
| 78454 | Ht musc image planar mult | — | 1.31 |
| 78456 | Acute venous thrombus image | — | 0.98 |
| 78457 | Venous thrombosis imaging | — | 0.75 |
| 78458 | Ven thrombosis images bilat | — | 0.88 |
| 78466 | Heart infarct image | — | 0.67 |
| 78468 | Heart infarct image (ef) | — | 0.78 |
| 78469 | Heart infarct image (3d) | — | 0.90 |
| 78472 | Gated heart planar single | — | 0.96 |
| 78473 | Gated heart multiple | — | 1.43 |
| 78481 | Heart first pass single | — | 0.96 |
| 78483 | Heart first pass multiple | — | 1.43 |
| 78494 | Heart image spect | — | 1.16 |
| 78496 | Heart first pass add-on | — | 0.49 |
| 78579 | Lung ventilation imaging | — | 0.48 |
| 78580 | Lung perfusion imaging | — | 0.72 |
| 78582 | Lung ventilat&perfus imaging | — | 1.04 |
| 78597 | Lung perfusion differential | — | 0.73 |
| 78598 | Lung perf&ventilat diferentl | — | 0.83 |
| 78600 | Brain image < 4 views | — | 0.43 |
| 78601 | Brain image w/flow < 4 views | — | 0.50 |
| 78605 | Brain image 4+ views | — | 0.52 |
| 78606 | Brain image w/flow 4 + views | — | 0.62 |
| 78608 | Brain imaging (pet) | — | carrier-priced |
| 78609 | Brain imaging (pet) | — | 1.46 |
| 78610 | Brain flow imaging only | — | 0.29 |
| 78630 | Cerebrospinal fluid scan | — | 0.66 |
| 78635 | Csf ventriculography | — | 0.59 |
| 78645 | Csf shunt evaluation | — | 0.56 |
| 78650 | Csf leakage imaging | — | 0.59 |
| 78660 | Nuclear exam of tear flow | — | 0.52 |
| 78700 | Kidney imaging morphol | — | 0.44 |
| 78701 | Kidney imaging with flow | — | 0.48 |
| 78707 | K flow/funct image w/o drug | — | 0.94 |
| 78708 | K flow/funct image w/drug | — | 1.18 |
| 78709 | K flow/funct image multiple | — | 1.37 |
| 78725 | Kidney function study | — | 0.37 |
| 78730 | Urinary bladder retention | — | 0.15 |
| 78740 | Ureteral reflux study | — | 0.56 |
| 78761 | Testicular imaging w/flow | — | 0.69 |
| 78800 | Rp loclzj tum 1 area 1 d img | — | 0.62 |
| 78801 | Rp loclzj tum 2+area 1+d img | — | 0.71 |
| 78802 | Rp loclzj tum whbdy 1 d img | — | 0.78 |
| 78803 | Rp loclzj tum spect 1 area | — | 1.06 |
| 78804 | Rp loclzj tum whbdy 2+d img | — | 0.98 |
| 78808 | Iv inj ra drug dx study | — | 0.18 |
| 78811 | Pet image ltd area | — | carrier-priced |
| 78812 | Pet image skull-thigh | — | carrier-priced |
| 78813 | Pet image full body | — | carrier-priced |
| 78814 | Pet image w/ct lmtd | — | carrier-priced |
| 78815 | Pet image w/ct skull-thigh | — | carrier-priced |
| 78816 | Pet image w/ct full body | — | carrier-priced |
| 78830 | Rp loclzj tum spect w/ct 1 | — | 1.45 |
| 78831 | Rp loclzj tum spect 2 areas | — | 1.77 |
| 78832 | Rp loclzj tum spect w/ct 2 | — | 2.07 |
| 78835 | Rp quan meas single area | — | 0.46 |