Insurance Coverage

Most insurance companies pay for clinically indicated PET and PET/CT procedures. To be clinically indicated, the procedure must be potentially beneficial in providing information supportive of a diagnosis or monitoring certain conditions.

Private Insurance
Generally, most private insurance companies cover the same indications as Medicare, although some may cover more indications and some may cover fewer indications. Private payers can have wide variations in coverage policies, coverage criteria or procedures. The referring physician and the imaging center work together to verify specific local coverage guidelines and to obtain pre-authorization prior to performing the scan.

Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) coverage policies for PET and PET/CT indications are decided at a national level and are documented in a National Coverage Determination (NCD), section 220.6 Medicare Covered Indications.

National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR)
The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) was developed in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposal to expand coverage for FDG PET to include cancers and indications not presently eligible for Medicare reimbursement. Medicare reimbursement for these cancers is available if the patient's referring physician and the imaging provider submit data to a clinical registry to assess the impact of PET on cancer patient management. The NOPR implements this registry for CMS.

Please contact our office with questions regarding insurance and coverage for PET scans.

Meridian North is pleased to announce the addition of our new PET/CT Scanner. Click here to learn more about this state of the art technology.


Meridian North Imaging Center
12188-A N. Meridian Street
Suite 100
Carmel, IN 46032
P - (317) 715-9999
F - (317) 715-9990
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PET/CT Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
MR Hours of Operation:
Monday & Wednesday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

In an effort to accommodate all of our patient’s needs, we offer a network of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient imaging services throughout Indiana. Our radiology services maintain the highest quality standards possible for the many specialties offered. Our mission is to provide high quality patient care in a cost-effective, efficient environment. The radiologist physicians and staff of Northwest Radiology are committed to compassionate patient care, accurate results and timely interpretations.

We respect and appreciate the trust that you have placed in us for your imaging services, and we welcome you to explore our website and contact us with any questions or comments regarding how we can serve you best with our radiology services.

Thank you for trusting us with your care.

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