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accuDEXA Documentation & Topics
My insurance company isn't reimbursing
for the accuDEXA.
Medicare is required by Federal law to reimburse for bone
density testing where medically necessary. Attached below
is the ruling that requires Medicare carriers to reimburse
for this life-saving procedure. Medicare Ruling.pdf (Adobe
Acrobat Format)
After installing accudexa upgrade, BMD readings are considerably
different from old update. Why is the reading so different,
aproximately 50%?
Possible Reasons First, if you are refering in particular
to the T-score of a Female Caucasian, the new 1.21 software
includes an expanded normative database for Caucasian males
and females.
What ICD-9 (diagnosis codes) should I use when billing Medicare?
ICD-9 codes vary from state to state. To determine what
ICD-9 codes apply in your area, please contact your Medicare
carrier.
I am not getting repeatable results on my accuDEXA.
Please be sure you are following the strict guidelines of
finger placement as detailed in the user manual.
How much radiation does the accuDEXA expose me to?
Do I need a lead vest or film badge? A. The radiation exposure
to the patient is less than 1% of a chest x-ray.
How can the T score be higher than the Z score?
How can the T score be higher than the Z score? A. The T-score
database is comprised of young healthy normal (YHN) data
from individuals aged 20-29. Peak bone mass occurs at age
30-40 in women and 40-50 in men.
Monitoring Changes in Bone Mineral Density.
BMD is the most appropriate parameter by which to monitor
changes in bone density effected by drug therapy or aging.
A physician should compare results of BMD tests taken on
a patient over a period of time with the reported accuDEXA
precision.
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