Radiology Coding Alert
Don't Get Caught by Medicare's PET Mistakes
If you've been counting on Medicare's claims processing manual for PET coding guidance, you need to take another look. Medicare's Internet-Only Manual (IOM) incorrectly stated that Medicare will pay for brain PET scan code 78609 ( Transmittal 1301 (C.R. 5665, www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/downloads/R1301CP.pdf) corrects the record. These changes became effective on Jan. 28, 2005, for 78609 and will become effective Jan. 1, 2008, for A4641.
Spot the PET Errors
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