We have compiled a listing of resources for radiologists who perform CT colonography (CTC), including patient-friendly information on the CTC exam and private payer coverage.
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The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) is concerned that some commercial payers are requiring patient co-payments for United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-endorsed preventive services.
Private Payer Coverage
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force assigned an “A” grade to USPSTF-recognized CRC screening exams, including CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy).
Until and unless the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed, the ACA would require private insurers to fully cover (with no co-pay) these screening exams — including CTC.
While Congress debates ACA repeal, the following is a current list of insurance providers that cover CTC screening irrespective of ACA requirements:
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Patient Brochures on CTC
Download these patient information brochures to use in your practice.
Education
- Bracco Diagnostics Inc.: CT Colonography Clinical Application and Reimbursement
Thursday, March 16, 2023; 1:00 pm ET
Download presentation slides » - ACR CT Colonography Registry: How to Benchmark Your Practice and Help Advance the Field
Wednesday, March 31, 2021; 2:00 pm ET
Download presentation slides » | Access meeting recording - Bracco Diagnostics Inc.: CT Colonography, Connecting Coding and Clinical Application
Wednesday, April 7, 2021; 12:00 pm ET
Download presentation slides » | Access meeting recording - Video: Access Health - Innovative Options for Noninvasive Colorectal Cancer Screening
- ACR Education Center: CT Colonography Course
- Webinar: CT Colonography: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in 2015
Research
- AJR: Sociodemographic Factors and Screening CT Colonography Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries
- American Cancer Society: Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022
- Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology: Using CT Encounters to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Utilization: Cross-Sectional Survey Results From the National Health Interview Survey
- AJPM: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Update and Computed Tomography for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Privately Insured Population
- AJR: PPV and Detection Rate of mt-sDNA, FIT, and CT Colonography for Advanced Neoplasia: A Hierarchical Bayesian Meta-Analysis of the Noninvasive Colorectal Screening Tests
- JACR: Use of Screening CT Colonography by Age and Race
- Abdominal Imaging: CT colonography’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic
- American Health & Drug Benefits: Computed Tomography Colonography Less Costly Than Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening of Commercially Insured Patients
- Abdominal Imaging:Medicare cost of colorectal cancer screening: CT colonography vs. optical colonoscopy
- ACRIN: The National CT Colonography Trial | Q&A for Trial
- JACR: The Challenges of CT Colonography Reimbursement
- JACR: Adoption of CT Colonography by U.S. Hospitals
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Patient Information Website
Send your patients to RadiologyInfo.org for a detailed overview of what to expect during a CTC exam.
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CT Colonography Two-Day Course
Register for the two-day CT Colonography course at the ACR Education Center in Reston, VA.
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