Radiology Coding Alert
PET Coverage Takes a Hit
Question: CPT 2008 removed the phrase "tumor imaging" from PET codes 78811-78816. Has Medicare started covering these codes for services other than tumor imaging? Missouri Subscriber Answer: Recently, Medicare announced it would continue noncoverage of FDG PET for chronic osteomyelitis, infection of hip arthroplasty, and fever of unknown origin (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/downloads/R84NCD.pdf). The Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM), the American College of Radiology (ACR), and the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) all supported covering PET for infection and inflammation. Your private payer has the option of covering this service, so check to be sure.
Radiology Coding Alert
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PET Coverage Takes a Hit
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