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If we perform a HIDA scan using Ensure® instead of CCK (cholecystokinin) to stimulate the gallbladder to obtain an ejection fraction, can we still assign code 78227?
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No, as indicated in the descriptor below, code 78227 requires pharmacologic intervention, and Ensure® is not considered a drug. You would assign code 78226 instead of 78227.
78226 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present;
78227 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; with pharmacologic intervention, including quantitative measurement(s) when performed
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