Billing and Coding: Positron Emission Tomography Scans Coverage - R35 - Effective July 1, 2022

This coverage article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: See below.

Summary of Article Changes:

  • Group 19 effective 7/1/2022: added A9596-Gallium ga-68 gozetotide, diagnostic, (illuccix), 1 millicurie
  • Group 14 effective 1/1/2021: added, "NOTE: The PI modifier must be billed with C79.81 along with one of the C50.XXX diagnosis codes listed below AND the KX modifier to attest the initial anti-tumor treatment strategy is for male and female breast cancer only when used in staging distant metastasis per NCD 220.6.17.2.B1a effective 1/1/2021."
  • Groups 14, 16, 17, 19 effective 5/10/22: added, "PSMA-PET/CT or PSMA-PET/MRI with Gallium 68-ga Gozetotide/PSMA-11 may be used to screen patients for Pluvicto™ eligibility per NCCN Guidelines and SNMMI AUC."

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Last Updated Aug 17 , 2022