Bone scan
- Strengths
- Multiple uses: staging of metastatic bone dz; infection; stress fracture; trauma; others.
- Limitations
- Can be sensitive, but specificity can be limited. Often bone scan is second line to CT or MR. See symptom section.
- Contraindications
- None.
- CPT Code
- 78306
- Exact format for order to be authorized
- Bone scan
- Patient Preparation
- None.
