Does CPT 78815 need a modifier?
Use of PI and PS modifier with PET Scan CPT code 78815 & 78816. Q0 – Investigational clinical trial service provided in a clinical research study that is in an approved clinical research study. HCPCS modifier Q0 is no longer required for services performed on and after June 11, 2013.
What is Axumin scan?
Axumin is an FDA-approved PET/CT scan used to capture recurrent prostate cancer in men with rising PSA who had prostate cancer treated via surgery or radiation.
What is the half life of Axumin?
Dose Handling Axumin is a radioactive compound containing fluorine-18 with a half-life of 109min.
How long does an Axumin PET scan take?
The test will take 35 to 45 minutes. You may be at the PET Center for two hours. During the test, we will give you a small amount of radioactive tracer into your vein through an intravenous catheter (IV). You will be scanned by the camera right after the injection.
What is a PET scan and what does it do?
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of your tissues and organs. The PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show both normal and abnormal metabolic activity. A PET scan can often detect the abnormal metabolism of the tracer in diseases before the disease shows up on other imaging tests, such as computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
What is a normal PET scan?
PET scans are very similar to CT (computed tomography) scans in that they provide detailed images of the body. However, unlike a CT scan which shows the size and shape of organs and tissue, PET scans provide data at the cellular level, indicating with pinpoint accuracy the exact location of the issues with the body.
What is the purpose of a PET scan?
Find cancer
What is it like to have a PET scan?
Radiotracer injection. The radiotracer is injected into a vein in your arm or hand about an hour before your scan,as it takes time for it to reach the right