MRI computer-aided detection developer CAD Sciences of White Plains, NY, reported that a Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code can be used for breast MRI CAD.
The new CPT code, 0159T, was established by the American Medical Association through a process initiated by the filing of a coding change request form that CAD Sciences filed, the company said.
The code was released on January 1 this year by the AMA and is used in conjunction with CPT codes 76093 and 76094, according to the firm. The code will be implemented on July 1 this year, according to the AMA Web site. Category III codes are intended for data collection to substantiate usage by clinicians or in the FDA approval process.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 10, 2006
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