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MedLearn Publications
Edited by Denise A. Merlino, MBA, CNMT, CPC. FSNMTS, SNM coding advisor

2009 Nuclear Mecicine & PET Coder (Guide)

Find the right code more quickly and easily

Avoid the common mistakes that cost you revenue and regulatory compliance
Under-reporting units for radiopharmaceuticals. Missing codes for common procedures. Unbundled billing. Mistakes like these occur all too often in the hospitals, clinics and imaging centers where nuclear medicine procedures are performed. In many cases, staff simply do not understand the rules. Count on MedLearn's Nuclear Medicine & PET Coder book to help you navigate with confidence through this very complex area of medicine. Highlights:

• 2009 final Medicare payment policy for nuclear medicine procedures
• New and revised 2009 CPT codes and modifiers
• Current Medicare rates, including APC categories, national HOPPS payment rate and physician fee schedule
• Current RVUs for professinal, technical and global components, accompanied by their corresponding national payment rates
• Radiopharmaceutical code list, revised for 2009, along with drug trables and crosswalks to common material names
• NEW FOR 2009:
  • Updated Specialty Society coding consensus opinions
  • Updated information pertaining to the National ONcological PET Registry
  • New coding and billing tips, grouped by body section

For more information and to order go to: www.snm.org

Coding Update: The Charge Description Master, July/August 2003, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 3.

Medically Unnecessary? Use ABNs to Tell Patients in Advance, May/June 2003, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 5.

2003 HOPPS Reimbursement: Proper Cost Data is Vital for Future Payments, March/April 2003 Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 2.

Oxford Health Requires Accreditation of Nuclear Cardiology Labs, Fall 2002, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 6.

Nuclear Medicine Reimbursement: What’s Next? Summer 2002, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 2.

2002 Coding and Reimbursement Updates from Mid-Winter Meeting, Spring 2002, Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) UPTAKE, page 3.

Understanding APCs for Nuclear Cardiology, September/October 2000, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (JNC), volume 7, number 5; 528-38.

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