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Medicare (CMS) April 29th 2018 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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April 29th 2018 LCD Updates:

  • L33274          Botulinum Toxins
  • A55964          Botulinum toxins revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • A55965          Botulinum Toxins Coding Guidelines
  • A55509          Coding Guidelines: Noninvasive Peripheral Venous Studies
  • A55529          Coding Guidelines: Noninvasive Peripheral Venous Studies
  • L35698          CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and VKORC1 Genetic Testing
  • A55941          CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and VKORC1 genetic testing revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • A55967          Durolane® Coding and Billing Guidelines
  • A52408          Filgrastim, Pegfilgrastim, Tbo-filgrastim, Filgrastim-sndz (e.g., Neupogen®, Neulasta ™, Granix ™ Zarxio™) – Related to LCD L33394
  • L34002          G-CSF ( Neupogen®, Granix™,Zarxio™ )
  • A55942          G-CSF (Neupogen®, Granix™, Zarxio™) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • L34562          Home Health Skilled Nursing Care-Teaching and Training: Alzheimer’s Disease and Behavioral Disturbances
  • L34419          Homocysteine Level, Serum
  • L34558          Hospice The Adult Failure To Thrive Syndrome
  • A52420          Hyaluronans Intra-articular Injections of – Related to LCD L33394
  • L35677          Infliximab
  • L33704          Infliximab (Remicade TM )
  • A55943          Infliximab (Remicade™) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • A52423          Infliximab, Infliximab-dyyb, Infliximab-abda (e.g., Remicade™, Inflectra™, Renflexis) – Related to LCD L33394
  • A54386          MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID® Billing and Coding Guidelines
  • A54388          MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID® Billing and Coding Guidelines
  • A55243          MolDX: GBA Genetic Testing Billing and Coding Guidelines
  • A55244          MolDX: GBA Genetic Testing Billing and Coding Guidelines
  • L37305          MolDX: Oncotype DX® Genomic Prostate Score for Men with Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
  • L37321          MolDX: Oncotype DX® Genomic Prostate Score for Men with Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
  • L36348          MolDX: Prolaris™ Prostate Cancer Genomic Assay
  • L36350          MolDX: Prolaris™ Prostate Cancer Genomic Assay
  • L35008          Non-Covered Services
  • L36219          Non-Covered Services
  • L34399          Ophthalmology: Posterior Segment Imaging (Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography)
  • A53497          Oral Maxillofacial Prosthesis
  • A52450          Paclitaxel (e.g., Taxol®/Abraxane ™) – Related to LCD L33394
  • L33443          Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) for Urinary Control
  • A55426          Standard Documentation Requirements for All Claims Submitted to DME MACs
  • L35076          Stereotactic Radiation Therapy: Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
  • L33413          Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
  • A55966          Therapy and rehabilitation services revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • A55962          Therapy services billed by physicians/nonphysician practitioners revision to the Part B LCD
  • L33961          Therapy Services billed by Physicians/Nonphysician Practitioners
  • L33762          Treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremity
  • A55963          Treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremity revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
  • L36037          Urine Drug Testing
  • L33452          Virtual Colonoscopy (CT Colonography)

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