Committee on Coding and Reimbursement

To monitor, analyze, influence and disseminate information about coding and reimbursement policies and procedures that affect nuclear medicine; to actively participate in the development of coding and the use of coding that supports the utilization of nuclear medicine procedures in medical practice, such as CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS codes and APCs; to establish a working dialogue with regulators, particularly HCFA, and payers to effect change.
Conduct coding and reimbursement seminars.
Participate in AMA CPT, RUC and PEAC process to obtain appropriate codes, procedure descriptions and reimbursement rates for new and existing nuclear medicine procedures.
Work with NMAPC Task Force and others to obtain appropriate reimbursement for all nuclear medicine resources, including radiopharmaceuticals, under the APC system.
Work with CMS, Congress and local carriers and other medical intermediaries to ensure that appropriate nuclear medicine procedures are available to and attainable by the public.
Create Policy Documents.

Scott C. Bartley, MD	Committee Chairperson
Gary L. Dillehay, MD,FACNM,FACR,FSNMMI	Vice-Chairperson
Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI	Board Liaison
Lee P. Adler, MD	Committee Member
KG Bennet, MD, FACNM	Committee Member
Terence Beven, MD, FACNM	Committee Member
Dmitry D. Beyder, MPA, CNMT	Committee Member
Sharmila Dorbala, MD	Committee Member
Wayne E. Dunkle, CNMT, ARRT(R),(N)	Committee Member
Darlene M. Fink-Bennett, MD, FACNM	Committee Member
Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI	Committee Member
Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI	Committee Member
Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI	Committee Member
Stephen A. Graves, PhD, DABR	Committee Member
Eric Hu, MD, ABNM	Committee Member
Alan H. Maurer, MD, FSNMMI	Committee Member
Denise A. Merlino, CNMT,CPC,MBA,FSNMMIT	Committee Member
Denise A. Merlino, CNMT,CPC,MBA,FSNMMIT	Committee Member
Michael A. Morris, MD, MS	Committee Member
Tricia L. Peters, BS, CNMT, PET,RT(CT)	Committee Member
Lalitha Ramanna, MD, FACNM	Committee Member
Lynne T. Roy, MBA, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS	Committee Member
Ali Salavati, MD, MPH	Committee Member
John P. Seitz, MD	Committee Member
Akash Sharma, MD, MBA	Committee Member
Akash Sharma, MD, MBA	Committee Member
Barry A. Siegel, MD, FSNMMI, FACNM	Committee Member
William A. Van Decker, MD	Committee Member
Janice D. Van Dolsen, BHS, RT(N), CNMT	Committee Member
Christina M. Arenas, JD, MPH	Liaison