Increased Medicare Reimbursements For CCTA
Good news for medicare patients: the CMS (centers for medicare and medicaid services) is set to increase medicare reimbursements hospitals receive for CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography)
Discussion Category: Radiology
Does Insurance Cover Ultrasound for Dense Breasts?
Recently I listened to Katie Couric talk about how she had breast cancer and one of the things she is now trying to do is make people aware of how important mammograms are. The other thing she talked
What’s A Nuclear Stress Test Like?
My doctor asked me to do a Nuclear Stress test. I can tell you what it’s like and what to expect from my own experience. First of all, a nuclear stress test is ordered when your doctor wants to asse
What is an MRI like?
I was so scared when my doctor told me I needed an MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging). I am claustrophobic but I didn’t want to tell the doctor. I asked the nurse if I really needed it. She said yes b
Metal Crowns and X-rays
When I needed to get a crown, my dentist automatically suggested metal crowns. They are unattractive but strong. It was in the back of my mouth so I said OK. What I didn’t know was that dentists can
Are Chest X-Rays Accurate?
I got a chest x-ray a few months ago, and while I didn't think too hard about it then, I have recently begun to wonder whether x-rays are always accurate? Obviously, there are x-rays for many differen
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