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LCDs from NHIC, AdminaStar, Arkansas BCBST, Cahaba, CIGNA, Empire,
Kansas BCBS, Palmetto
CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Maryland Medicare Coverage Database article #A14699
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AMA Press, CPT Changes 2005, page 220, presents CT colonography
as including 3D reconstruction. CPT Changes is not an official Medicare
reference, unlike the CPT manual itself. However, most interpretations are
consistent with clinical practice and NHIC considers CT colonography
to include 3D reconstruction.
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