General Question for the Week of June 20, 2022
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June 19, 2022
Can you explain how the term “fusion” relates to positron emission tomography/computed tomography services?
Can you explain how the term “fusion” relates to positron emission tomography/computed tomography services?
Is there a code for PET/CT for calcium scoring?
We perform cardiac PET scanning at our facility. After cardiologists read the initial exam, the CT images are stripped and sent to a radiologist to read and he generates an additional report. We do not have a charge for the CT radiologist’s component. Is there a CPT® that would allow that?
May we report code 0482T (absolute quantification) along with the new cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) codes in 2020?
Background Possibly the single largest exam performed in nuclear medicine is the myocardial perfusion exam. This study provides differentiation between ischemic and infarcted cardiac tissue.
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