| Cat 1 | No nodules, or definite benign features (complete, central, popcorn, concentric rings of calcification, fat-containing) | 12-month annual screening LDCT |
| Cat 2 | • Baseline: < 6 mm • New: < 4 mm • Unchanged: < 6 mm | • Total diameter: < 6 mm (baseline, new, or unchanged) | • < 30 mm • ≥ 30 mm and stable | 12-month annual screening LDCT |
| Cat 3 | • Baseline: 6 to < 8 mm • New: 4 to < 6 mm • Unchanged: 6 to < 8 mm | • Baseline or unchanged: total ≥ 6 mm with solid component < 6 mm • New: total diameter < 6 mm | • Baseline or new: ≥ 30 mm | 6-month LDCT |
| Cat 4A | • Baseline: 8 to < 15 mm • New: 6 to < 8 mm • Growing: < 8 mm • Unchanged: 8 to < 15 mm | • Baseline or unchanged: total ≥ 6 mm with solid component 6 to < 8 mm • New or growing: total ≥ 6 mm with solid component < 4 mm | — | 3-month LDCT; PET/CT may be considered when solid component ≥ 8 mm |
| Cat 4B | • Baseline: ≥ 15 mm • New or growing: ≥ 8 mm | • Solid component: ≥ 8 mm (baseline or unchanged) • New or growing: total ≥ 6 mm with solid component ≥ 4 mm | — | Diagnostic chest CT (with/without contrast), PET/CT, and/or tissue sampling |