Advanced Imaging References & Additional Information

Echocardiography’s Exclusion from Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services
Section 1834(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act defines “advanced diagnostic imaging services” as diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine imaging procedures. This definition explicitly excludes ultrasound-based technologies like echocardiography, despite echocardiography sharing many characteristics with officially recognized advanced imaging modalities.