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Q: Does OneDose™ affect the cost of treatment?
A: If the patient is eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, the cost of dosimetry
should be covered. Prescribed properly, dosimetry should be covered. However,
there are national coverage limits; if a patient requests additional dosimetry
beyond the national coverage limits, it would then affect the cost of
treatment.
Q: Is OneDose™ covered by health insurance?
A: Yes; it has a national reimbursement code. We recommend submitting a claim
for OneDose™ using CPT code 77331 for Special Dosimetry (e.g., TLD,
microdosimetry) (specify) only when prescribed by the treating physician.
Please look under the reimbursement heading for more detailed information.
Q: Can the OneDose™ patch be reused?
A: No. It is used one time to ensure an accurate read.
Q: How will using OneDose™ benefit me?
A: It provides the radiation therapy team a more reliable method of monitoring
dose, including a system for permanently recoding the readings.
Specifications
• Temperature for dosimeter and reader storing/operating: 10º - 40º C
• OneDose Energy Range: Co60, 6 - 18 MV photon
6 - 16 MeV electron
• OneDosePlus Energy Range: 6 - 18 MV photon
• Dose Range: 0 - 500 cGy
• Accuracy: <30 cGy +/- 2 cGy
30 - 500 cGy, +/-5.0% (2 sigma), under full build-up conditions for OneDose, no
added build-up for OneDosePlus
• OneDose Dosimeter Dimensions: 6 mm wide, 33 mm long, and <1 mm thick.
• The detectors are pre-calibrated to Co60 under full buildup conditions (refer
to Calibration Certificate).
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