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CMS proposes new coverage for PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. Mo-99 is the source material for Tc-99m, which is used in an estimated 40,000 nuclear medicine diagnostic exams each day in the U.S.

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New CMS plan adds Medicare coverage of PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. Mo-99 is the source material for Tc-99m, which is used in an estimated 40,000 nuclear medicine diagnostic exams each day in the U.S.