Committee on Coding and Reimbursement

Committee Charges

  • 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.

Committee Members

  • 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)