The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a reconsideration of the NCD on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (CAG-00181R). The formal request, from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), is to remove the current prospective data collection requirements as required for FDG PET used in the diagnosis, staging, restaging and monitoring response to treatment for brain, cervical, ovarian, pancreatic, small cell lung and testicular cancers, as well as for cancer indications not previously specified in Section 220.6 of the National Coverage Determination Manual.

PET facilities participating in the NOPR are encouraged to provide comments via the CMS online tracking sheet. In addition, it is strongly encouraged that PET facilities ask that referring physicians who commonly use PET in their care of patients with currently non-covered cancers submit comments to CMS indicating how PET has helped them in their patient’s care.

The public comment period will be open from 4/10/2008 – 5/10/2008.

To submit comments please follow this link and click on the orange "comment" button.

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