Questions about VMAT charge

[Zhang, Shaomin]

Anybody knows the charge for VMAT calculation and device for Pinnacle? Based on arc number? 1 arc 1 cal and 1 device?

Since Eclipse can create partial plans so it can create 5 to 10 partial plans for Radcal verification, it can charge more than 1 cal even only have 1 arc for example I heard. Thanks!

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[Scott Dube]

"Anybody knows the charge for VMAT calculation and device for Pinnacle? Based on arc number? 1 arc 1 cal and 1 device?   Since Eclipse can create partial plans so it can create 5 to 10 partial plans for Radcal verification, it can charge more than 1 cal even only have 1 arc for example I heard. Thanks!"

 

>  Medicare pays anywhere from $450 to $650 for each IMRT fraction depending where you live.  Do you really need to squeeze a few more golden eggs out of the goose?

[Zhang, Shaomin]

Thanks!

I am asking about rapid arc billing for dose calculation. For imart, if 7 beams, then 7 calculations. But Rapid arc if i arc, only charge 1 calculation?

 

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"Anybody knows the charge for VMAT calculation and device for Pinnacle? Based on arc number? 1 arc 1 cal and 1 device?   Since Eclipse can create partial plans so it can create 5 to 10 partial plans for Radcal verification, it can charge more than 1 cal even only have 1 arc for example I heard. Thanks!"

 

>  Medicare pays anywhere from $450 to $650 for each IMRT fraction depending where you live.  Do you really need to squeeze a few more golden eggs out of the goose?

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[Curran, Bruce]

That’s correct.  And it’s based on the delivery, not breaking it up into smaller arcs for verification (that, I believe, has resulted in some medicare fraud convictions).

 

RapidArc reduces the charges for 77300 to one.  The MLC charges have already been reduced via the MLC for IMRT charge, which is only one/plan, for the last couple of years.

 

Bruce Curran

Associate Chief Medical Physicist

Radiation Oncology

Rhode Island Hospital        (401)444-6249

593 Eddy Street               (401)444-5335 (F)

Providence, RI  02903       (401) 265-1303 (C)

                  bcur...@lifespan.org

[KT]

Correct. Thats how we do.

Titus => KTL

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