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| REGENTS IMAGING | REGENTS MRI |
| 3909 Waring Road, Suite C, Oceanside , CA 92056 760-630-0014 Fax: 760-630-0015 OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm |
4130 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 101 La Jolla , CA 92037 Phone- 858-200-3300 Fax- 858-200-3301 Toll free- 1-888-456-2811 Hours- Monday-Thurs 7:00am to 10:00pm Friday & Sat 7:00am to 7:00pm Note- contrast available Mon-Fri 8-5 |
:: WHAT WILL REGENTS IMAGING DO FOR YOUR OFFICE?
Simply fax us the referral form or give us a call and we will do the rest
Regents Imaging Referral Fax: 760-630-0015
Regents MRI Referral Fax: 858-200-3301
• SCHEDULING . Your patients will be scheduled in the first convenient time slot. Patients can usually be scanned the same day.
STAT's will always be accommodated the same day.
• COMMUNICATION. Our staff is highly trained in scheduling, authorization, patient care, and processing reports. This gives us flexibility to assist you in any way possible. We will work hard to exceed your expectations.
• AUTHORIZATION . W e will pre-authorize ALL your patients through their insurance company or worker's compensation carrier as a courtesy to your office.
• PAYMENT OPTIONS... We accept worker's compensation, most insurance carriers, and liens. We work with ALL insurance companies to keep your patients "out-of-pocket" expense to a minimum. If patients do need to pay out-of-pocket, our cash prices are the lowest in San Diego .
FILM OPTIONS: :
• Conventional Films available to be hand carried by the patient when they leave or couriered to your office.
• ImageWeb is an internet based product that allows you to view your patient's images and report(s).
• CD disk of images
• REPORTS. We have a 24 hour maximum turnaround on final reports. Preliminary reports are usually issued for all STAT exams.
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CPT Code Guide
:: Physician Instructions for patients undergoing Coronary CT Angiography (CTA)
I. Physicians referring patients for coronary CT Angiography are asked to aggressively pre-medicate their patients with beta-blockers to a target heart rate of 50 bpm to 60 bpm.
• 100 mg or Metoprolol (Lopressor) one or two hours before exam.
• Instruct patient not to consume products that contain caffeine 12 hours before the exam.
II. Physicians are asked to order BUN and Creatinine before scheduling the patient if the patient:
• Is greater than 50 years of age
• Has a history of kidney disease or renal insufficiency
• Is diabetic and taking glucophage or metformin
Suitable patients for Coronary CT Angiography
• Low risk paitents who have had a positive or failed stress test
• Young patients with chest pain suggestive of anomalous coronary artery
• High risk patients with a negative stress test
• Post- CABG patients where the only question is patency of grafts
• Patients with extremely high calcium score exams
Poor Candidates for Coronary CT Angiography
• Patients with unstable heart rates
• Arterial fibrillation
• Renal insufficiency (Creatinine > 2.5)
Please fax the following information to Regents Imaging (760) 630-0015 before the date of the exam:
- Order of Coronary CTA
- Any pertinent clinical history such as CABG, stents or previous stress test results
- BUN and Creatinine test results if needed
:: Physician Instructions for exams that require contrast
IV and Oral contrast:
Abdomen and pelvis exams on patients with the diagnosis of:
- Abdomen pain
- Rectal pain, bleeding or rectal cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- R/O tumor
IV Only contrast:
- ALL CT Angiograms/ CTA
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Chest/Thorax for suspected or history of ANY cancer
- All soft tissue neck
- Urograms
- Head for tumor, METS or history of cancer
NEVER Oral or IV contrast:
- Stone protocol (CT KUB)
- Orthopedic studies: shoulder, elbow, wrist, hips, knee, ankle and foot
- Spine: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacrum
CAUTION:
Arthrograms require a joint injection
:: IV Contrast Guidelines for CT Exams
• Is the patient over 50 years old?
• Is the patient diabetic? If yes, see below
• Does the patient have kidney disease or renal dysfunction?
• Is the patient on chemo or radiation treatment?
• Does the patient have a history of multiple myeloma?
If the answer is YES to any of the above the patient will need BUN and Creatinine labs within 30 days prior to the CT exam!
The patient should not eat the morning of the exam; however, the patient should drink extra water to hydrate before IV contrast --- this is VERY important!
If YES to Question #2-
• Does the patient take Glucophage or Metformin?
• The patient will need to stop the medication the night before the exam
• Do not re-start medication until BUN and Creatinine labs are drawn within 72 hours post exam and normal results received.
• Flush the kidneys post exam with plenty of clear liquids