US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 15, § 80.4.4
Exclusions From Coverage as Portable X-Ray Services
B3-2070.4.D
Procedures and examinations which are not covered under the portable x-ray provision include the
following:
• Procedures involving fluoroscopy;
• Procedures involving the use of contrast media;
• Procedures requiring the administration of a substance to the patient or injection of a substance into
the patient and/or special manipulation of the patient;
• Procedures which require special medical skill or knowledge possessed by a doctor of medicine or
doctor of osteopathy or which require that medical judgment be exercised;
• Procedures requiring special technical competency and/or special equipment or materials;
• Routine screening procedures; and
• Procedures which are not of a diagnostic nature.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
347c07b35bf9d6d9db4f8ee72964ef15b7543008b76882e901860a408d2e9e0f
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