Reminder: Technical Component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Requirements Effective Sunday, January 1, 2012

Suppliers of the technical component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging that are billing with a service date on or after Sunday, January 1, 2012 must evidence an active accreditation date for diagnostic imaging of CPT codes attached to an MRI, CT, and Nuclear Medicine claim. The professional component claims are not affected by the accreditation requirements and must be processed as usual. Refer to Transmittal #380, http://www.cms.gov/transmittals/downloads/R380PI.pdf or MLN Matters 7177, http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7177.pdf for further information on claims processing.