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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) December 2017 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates
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December 3rd 2017 updates:
| DOCUMENT ID | DOCUMENT TITLE | CONTRACTOR |
| L33270 | Bisphosphonates (Intravenous [IV]) and Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Osteoporosis and Their Other Indications | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| A55819 | Bisphosphonates (intravenous [IV]) and monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of osteoporosis and their other indications – revision to the Part A and Part B LCD | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| L33949 | Botulinum Toxins | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| A52381 | Botulinum Toxins – Supplemental Instructions Article | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L33950 | Breast Imaging Mammography/Breast Echography (Sonography)/Breast MRI/Ductography | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L33943 | B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L34032 | Debridement Services | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L37379 | Echocardiography | Palmetto GBA |
| L37371 | Electroretinography (ERG) | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| L34563 | Home Health Speech-Language Pathology | Palmetto GBA |
| L34566 | Hospice – HIV Disease | Palmetto GBA |
| L33432 | Hyaluronate Polymers | Palmetto GBA |
| A53005 | Implantable Infusion Pump Coding & Billing Guidelines | Palmetto GBA |
| A54767 | Medicare Preventive Coverage for Certain Vaccines | Palmetto GBA |
| L34262 | Medicine: Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34266 | Medicine: Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs) | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34267 | Medicine: Noninvasive Peripheral Arterial and Venous Studies | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34308 | Medicine: Occupational Therapy – Outpatient | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34309 | Medicine: Partial Hospitalization Programs | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34310 | Medicine: Physical Therapy – Outpatient | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34310 | Medicine: Physical Therapy – Outpatient | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| A55822 | MolDX: ThermoFisher Oncomine Dx Target Test For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Coding and Billing Guidelines | Palmetto GBA |
| L37295 | MolDX: EndoPredict® Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| L37311 | MolDX: EndoPredict® Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| A54472 | MolDX: FDA-Approved KRAS Tests | Palmetto GBA |
| L37299 | MolDX: Prometheus IBD sgi Diagnostic Policy | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| L37313 | MolDX: Prometheus IBD sgi Diagnostic Policy | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| L36021 | Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L36219 | Non Covered Services | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| L34555 | Non-Covered Category III CPT Codes | Palmetto GBA |
| L33777 | Noncovered Services | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| L35008 | Non-Covered Services | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| L36954 | Noncovered Services other than CPT® Category III Noncovered Services | Palmetto GBA |
| L34045 | Non-Invasive Vascular Studies | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L34552 | Outpatient Observation Bed/Room Services | Palmetto GBA |
| L34427 | Outpatient Occupational Therapy | Palmetto GBA |
| L34429 | Outpatient Speech Language Pathology | Palmetto GBA |
| L36582 | Pathology and Laboratory: K-ras Testing prior to Treatment of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34501 | Pathology and Laboratory: Qualitative Drug Testing | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L33444 | Pulmonary Stress Testing | Palmetto GBA |
| L36743 | Radiology: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34280 | Radiology: Nonobstetric Pelvic Ultrasound | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L37375 | Reflectance Confocal Microscopy | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| L33445 | Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions | Palmetto GBA |
| L34200 | Removal of Benign Skin Lesions | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| L34430 | Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care) | Palmetto GBA |
| A55809 | Response to Comments: Electroretinography (ERG) | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| A55824 | Response to Comments: L33751 Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI) | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| A55793 | Response to Comments: MolDX: EndoPredict® Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| A55794 | Response to Comments: MolDX: EndoPredict® Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| A55778 | Response to Comments: MolDX: Prometheus IBD sgi Diagnostic Policy | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| A55779 | Response to Comments: MolDX: Prometheus IBD sgi Diagnostic Policy | Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC |
| A55784 | Response to Comments: Reflectance Confocal Microscopy | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| A55570 | Response to Comments: Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| A55817 | Response to Comments: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| L35038 | Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| L33751 | Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI) | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| A55823 | Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI) revision to the Part A and B LCD | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| L34022 | Serum Phosphorus | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| A55820 | Serum phosphorus – revision to the Part A and Part B LCD | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| A52928 | Sources of Information and Basis for Decision Noncovered Services LCD | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
| L34285 | Surgery: Bioengineered Skin Substitutes (BSS) for the Treatment of Diabetic and Venous Stasis Ulcers of the Lower Extremities | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34289 | Surgery: Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks (CPNB) | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34295 | Surgery: Nerve Blocks and Electrostimulation for Peripheral Neuropathy | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34297 | Surgery: Removal of Benign or Premalignant Skin Lesions | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34944 | Surgery: Routine Foot Care | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L36879 | Surgery: Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34299 | Surgery: Trigger Point Injections | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L34301 | Surgery: YAG Capsulotomy | Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators®, LLC |
| L35035 | Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography | Novitas Solutions, Inc. |
| L34337 | Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) | CGS Administrators, LLC |
| A55818 | Wound Care Coding Guidelines | First Coast Service Options, Inc. |
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