General Question for the Week of August 2, 2021
MedLearn Publishing
August 1, 2021
In regards to nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceuticals, what codes were added to the Designated Health Service list?
In regards to nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceuticals, what codes were added to the Designated Health Service list?
What are the essential elements of radiopharmaceuticals?
Our physician from nuclear medicine wants to charge a consult when he meets with the patients before doing leutathera treatments. He states that he has to see the patient and review their labs and make sure that the plan of care from oncology is something that the patient is able to withstand. Sometimes after the review of this information, he will change the plan of care.
I’m not sure if this visit is something that would be included with the administration of the therapy (I’m thinking the CPT would be 79101?) Do you have any input on whether a consult would be something that would be medically necessary for him to provide the treatment? He thinks it is medically necessary for him to meet with the patient and review all of their labs before he could approve their therapy. He stated that he had spent 40 minutes with the patient that he had yesterday. To me, I would think this would be included with the therapy, but I don’t find anything in writing that I can point to.
In regards to nuclear medicine services, what codes were added to the Designated Health Service list?
Can we report 78445 with any other nuclear medicine procedures?
Does the JW modifier policy apply to radiopharmaceutical waste?
When we perform a nuclear medicine thyroid scan and uptake using I 123 capsules are we allowed to charge the patient for the standard capsules?
When the technique of a nuclear medicine exam states that a whole-body exam was performed, must the doctor document each area of the body, or may the doctor dictate any issues found and then state “remainder of whole-body scan was unremarkable”?
Do you have any tips for reporting radiopharmaceuticals with code 78015?
When the technique of a nuclear medicine exam states that a whole-body exam was performed, must the doctor document each area of the body, or may the doctor dictate any issues found and then state “remainder of whole-body scan was unremarkable”?
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