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    "code": "78816",
    "coding_system": "CPT",
    "canonical_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/78816/2014/B",
    "release_specific_url": "https://localishealth.com/cpt/78816/2023/C",
    "description": "The same combined metabolic and CT imaging as the standard oncology PET/CT, but extended beyond the trunk to a true whole-body survey that includes the skull, arms, and legs. The wider coverage takes longer on the scanner and is reserved for situations where disease is genuinely expected outside the skull-base-to-mid-thigh window. Choosing between this and the shorter study is a matter of how far the imaging field is carried, not of how the scan is performed.",
    "answer": {
        "question": "How much does Medicare pay for CPT 78816?",
        "text": "CPT 78816 carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q3 2023 release, so there is no single national rate — Medicare contractors publish their own amounts. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. Contractor-published amounts on file range $1,511.88–$1,644.69 across 3 localities; enter a ZIP for the exact local amount."
    },
    "release": {
        "schedule": "pfs",
        "year": 2023,
        "quarter": "C",
        "label": "Q3 2023",
        "effective": "July 1 – September 30, 2023",
        "revision": 1
    },
    "status": {
        "code": "C",
        "non_facility_payable": false,
        "facility_payable": false
    },
    "national_rates_usd": {
        "office_non_facility": null,
        "facility": null,
        "sequestration_applied": false,
        "gpci": 1
    },
    "rvus": {
        "work": null,
        "practice_expense_non_facility": null,
        "practice_expense_facility": null,
        "malpractice": null
    },
    "formula": "(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor",
    "conversion_factor": 33.8872,
    "source": {
        "label": "Physician relative value file (Q3 2023)",
        "cms_url": "https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/rvu23c.zip",
        "local_source_url": "https://localishealth.com/sources/physician-fee-schedule/2023/C",
        "file": "PPRRVU23_JUL.csv",
        "row": 14600,
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    },
    "modified_at": "2026-08-07T22:19:29+00:00"
}