Knechtges Paul M, McFarland Beth G, Keysor Kathryn J, Duszak Richard, Barish Matthew A, Carlos Ruth C
University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0302, USA.
J Am Coll Radiol. 2007 Nov;4(11):776-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.07.014.
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC) was first introduced in the mid-1990s as a minimally invasive technology for colorectal cancer screening. Given its potential to significantly change colorectal cancer screening practices in the United States, it has attracted widespread multidisciplinary interest among radiologists, gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, and primary care physicians. Because of its potential for widespread utilization and the potential associated costs, it has also attracted much scrutiny from payers. The authors discuss the coding and reimbursement history of CTC, outline strategies for obtaining local coverage for CTC, and attempt to outline some of the possible future influences on CTC reimbursement.
计算机断层结肠成像（CTC）于20世纪90年代中期首次作为一种用于结直肠癌筛查的微创技术被引入。鉴于其有可能显著改变美国的结直肠癌筛查实践，它已引起放射科医生、胃肠病学家、结直肠外科医生和初级保健医生广泛的多学科关注。由于其广泛应用的潜力以及相关的潜在成本，它也引起了支付方的诸多审查。作者讨论了CTC的编码和报销历史，概述了获得CTC本地覆盖的策略，并试图概述未来对CTC报销可能产生的一些影响。
