You will require this registration if you intend to operate a medical practice that provides diagnostic imaging (DI) services. Radiology practices providing certain DI services must also be accredited under the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme to be eligible to provide those services under Medicare. DI includes
- ultrasound
- computed tomography
- nuclear medicine
- radiography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- bone densitomography.
You will need this registration if your practice provides the items listed in the Diagnostic Imaging Services Table of the Medical Benefits Schedule, in these areas of service:
- ultrasound
- nuclear medicine imaging
- computed tomography
- general radiology
- mammography
- angiography
- fluoroscopy
- orthopantomography
- magnetic resonance imaging.