To determine if this screening test is covered by your health plan, you should contact member services. This number is generally located on the back of your insurance card. Mass General Imaging-Chelsea will also contact your insurance company before your scheduled examination to determine if the test is covered by your insurance carrier. We will let your know at the time of service what your insurance company has told us. If your insurance does not cover screening CTs, you should expect to sign a waiver acknowledging your responsibility to pay for the test.
Payment is required at the time of service.
After completion of the test, the images are available for interpretation by a board-certified radiologist who is a specialist in lung diseases at Mass General Hospital. Mass General radiologists read the scans and will forward the results of your test to your physician, who will discuss them with you. Additionally, if indicated by specific abnormalities, a telephone call will be placed to your physician so that the radiologist may discuss the results of your examination. A letter will also be sent to you notifying you of the results and whether or not you need to contact your physician. Screening examinations optimally should be repeated periodically.