Pediatric Head Imaging Guidelines

Covers pediatric advanced head imaging (MRI, CT and select nuclear/PET studies — e.g., MRI brain 70551/70552) for patients ≤18 for indications such as headache, head and facial trauma, seizures/epilepsy, hydrocephalus/macro‑ or microcephaly, craniosynostosis, Chiari/skull‑base malformations, stroke, intracranial vascular lesions, and developmental/behavioral/autism spectrum disorders. Advanced imaging requires prior pertinent clinical evaluation and a detailed neurologic exam (except specified exceptions), is limited to individuals with active signs or symptoms, repeat scans require documentation that they will affect management, and atypical presentations require physician review.

"MRI Orbit, Face, Neck without contrast | 70540"

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