The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted NETSPOT® Transitional Pass-Through Status under an “A-code” (A9587) for drug reimbursement, effective January 1, 2017. Check with your insurance company to determine if the scan will be covered.Obtain a referral (if needed) to the institution offering the scan.Discuss this imaging test with your physician. If you know of other institutions that offer the scan, please contact the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation by phone at 88, Eastern Time, or by email at and share the name of the institution, city, state, and phone number for more information about the scan.īefore scheduling a Gallium-68 scan you should: We will be adding to the list on a monthly basis based on feedback from the NET community. For further information, please contact the PET/CT department or the Nuclear Medicine department at the institution. Most of these in the United States will be the scan using NETSPOT® others will be scans that are in clinical trial. Locations of the Gallium-68 PET/CT scan have been submitted, in part, in response to a post on the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s Facebook page inquiring where people have had the scan around the world. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR A STATE-BY STATE LIST OF WHERE THE SCAN IS OFFERED The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Japproval of the Gallium-68 PET/CT DOTATATE scan using NETSPOT® heralded a new age of nuclear imaging for neuroendocrine tumors in the United States. Medical Opinion: When to Start and How to Treat Metastatic Carcinoid.Medical Opinion: Diagnosis and Treatment.Resources for Carcinoid and NET Cancer Insurance Appeals.Nutrition and Diet for Carcinoid Patients.Nutritional Concerns For The Carcinoid Patient.
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