Neck CT without contrast (CPT70490) can be difficult to interpret due to difficulty identifying the blood vessels.o Contrast is not generally used when evaluating the thyroid gland withCT scan, since contrast may cause intense and prolonged enhancement of the gland which interferes with radioactive...
Aetna considers mechanical in-exsufflation devices medically necessary DME for persons with a neuromuscular disease (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, congenital myopathies, inclusion body myositis, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, poliomyelitis, progressive bulbar palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, h...
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