78428 Cardiac shunt imaging
Radiology
Also known as: cardiac shunt study, shunt imaging
Cardiac shunt imaging performed to detect and quantify intracardiac or vascular shunts using nuclear medicine.
Clinical Context
Detects left-to-right and right-to-left cardiac shunts and quantifies shunt magnitude. Useful in congenital heart disease.
RVU Breakdown
| Work RVU | 0.76 |
| Practice Expense RVU | 4.29 |
| Malpractice RVU | 0.07 |
| Total RVU | 5.12 |
Est. Medicare Payment
$171.01
National estimate based on 2026 CMS PFS Conversion Factor ($33.40). Actual payment varies by locality (GPCI adjustment).
Specialties
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