ACR and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons said they will work with the feds, medical providers and patients to implement new screening recommendations.

The American Medical Association has added nearly 250 new Current Procedural Terminology codes this year, but only a select few impact imaging.

Payments for some office-based services are slated to fall 20%, potentially devastating private groups, experts said recently. 

The Society of Interventional Radiology said the proposed cuts represent a “perfect storm,” resulting from the feds’ failure to keep labor rates and product tables current with inflation.

Two code additions for next year cover a new procedure—destruction of the intraosseous basivertebral nerve—that provides relief for certain back pain. 

In a letter to lawmakers, 63 medical groups said the pandemic continues to challenge physician practices. 

Docs are “particularly concerned” that the dearth of data could be concealing issues with cost measures or benchmarks, 45 physician groups including the ACR wrote recently.

The Category 3 code proposal would cover AI analysis for the detection of vertebral fractures and could take effect as soon as Jan. 1, 2022.