Documentation of medical reason for not conducting a search for dicom format images for prior patient ct imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12 months that are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive (e.g., trauma, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic aneurysm where time is of the essence)

Code type

HCPCS Level II

Coverage

Carrier judgment

BETOS category

Z2

Pricing indicator

00

Effective date

20170101