PET/CT: Insurance Reimbursement

PET/CT: Preparation Guidelines | Insurance Reimbursement | Form | Frequently Asked Questions

 

Procedure for National Oncologic PET Registry (medicare non-covered diagnosis, indications below)

  1. Please schedule appointment with diagnosis at Lenox Hill Radiology.
  2. Lenox Hill Radiology will register cases with NOPR and will receive the case number.
  3. Lenox Hill Radiology will send Pre-PET form to PET registry and send a copy to the referring physician.
  4. PET scan must be scheduled with the patient within 14 days of case registration (most cases will be scheduled within the next day)
  5. PET scan report will be sent to referring doctor.
  6. A copy of the POST-PET form will be sent to the referring physician. This form must be completed by the referring physician in order to get re-imbursed for exams. Please fax POST-pet form to our billing department (212) 861-1796.


Click to download the appropriate PET form below:

Post-PET Inital Staging Form
Post-PET Restaging Cancer Form
Post-PET Suspected Cancer Form
Post-PET Suspected Cancer Recurrence Form
Post-PET Treatment Monitoring Form
Post-PET Unknown Primary Tumor/Paraneoplastic Syndrome Form