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CMS Pub. 100-03, ch. 1, § 220.6
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans (RETIRED)
Effective January 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services removed the
umbrella national coverage determination (NCD) for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans. In
the absence of an NCD, coverage determinations for all oncologic and non-oncologic uses of PET
that are not included in another NCD under section 220.6 will be made by the Medicare
Administrative Contractors under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. All PET
indications currently covered or non-covered under NCDs under section 220.6 remain unchanged and
MACs shall not alter coverage for indications covered under NCDs.
History
(Rev. 11892; Issued: 03-09-23; Effective: 04-10-23; Implementation:04-10-23)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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