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 matches the study performed. C79.51 is the ICD-10-CM code for secondary neoplasm of bone, appropriate for skeletal metastasis from breast cancer. C50.919 is the ICD-10-CM code for unspecified breast cancer, which matches the clinical history of carcinoma of the breast without further specification.

Clinical History: Carcinoma of the Breast with Skeletal Metastasis