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Stephanie Hunt

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Patient was seen 3 months ago for initial chemoembolization for hepatoma where diagnostic imaging was performed. Patient returns for 2nd treatment with doctors notation of partial response to therapy on the H&P. Patient has chemoembolization performed again with diagnostic arteriograms. Is there a time frame where diagnostic imaging would be medically necessary and reportable during subsequent chemoembolization procedures?

Thank you in advance!
 
There is not really a specific time frame. The study just needs to meet CPT requirements of ‘diagnostic’.

• there is no prior catheter based study (or computed tomographic study for Medicare);
or
• a prior study was inadequate;
or
• the patient’s condition has changed since the prior study.
 
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