The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has crafted a letter to CMS in support of some of the specific points included in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.

For example, SNMMI agrees with the decision to accept RVU recommendations made by the RVS Update Committee (RUC) about CPT Code 38792 (0.65) and CPT code 77081 (0.20). In addition, the group appreciates the sentiment behind reducing paperwork requirements for evaluation and management services, though it does still have questions about how it may work.

“We appreciate and support CMS’s proposal to reduce paperwork requirements for visit codes,” according to the letter. “We, like most medical groups, have some concerns about how this policy will be implemented.”

Back in August, SNMMI and many other groups expressed that support with a separate letter addressed to CMS.

The group also noted that CMS has proposed an Appropriate Use Criteria program for advanced diagnostic imaging.

“As a qualified provider-led entity, we are working to ensure that we have the most useful array of evidence-based Appropriate Use Criteria for nuclear medicine in place for the use of referring physicians,” the letter read. “We are also working with qualified decision support mechanisms for the proper implementation of these criteria.”