Clinical history: Carcinoma of the breast with skeletal metastasis.
Study performed: Total Body Bone Scan.
Impression: Abnormal total body bone scan with abnormalities noted in the ribs and spine and possibly within the skull.
Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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78306 is the correct CPT code for a total body bone scan, which is indicated in the clinical history. C79.51 (Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone) and C50.919 (Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified female breast) are the correct ICD-10-CM codes for the diagnosis of breast cancer with skeletal metastasis.

Clinical History: Carcinoma of the Breast with Skeletal Metastasis