Medicare (CMS) August 12th 2018 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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August 12th Medicare (CMS) 2018 LCD Updates:

• A52934 (retired)  Antiarrhythmic Drug Initiation
• A52988 (retired)  Antiarrhythmic Drug Initiation
• L35013               Debridement of Mycotic Nails
• L37398               Electroretinography (ERG)
• A56102               Electroretinography (ERG) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• L36276               Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
• A56099               Erythropoiesis stimulating agents revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• A56100               Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents L36276 Coding Guidelines
• L34560               Home Health Occupational Therapy
• L33461               Implantable Infusion Pump
• L37628               In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays
• L37630               In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays
• L37790               Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor
• L34425               Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Orbit, Face, and/or Neck
• L33689               Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
• A56095               Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• A53100               MolDX: Avise PG Assay Billing/Coding Update
• L37264               MolDX: EndoPredict Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test
• L36044               MolDX: Genetic Testing for BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Disease
• L37262               MolDX: Oncotype DX® Genomic Prostate Score for Men with Favorable Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
• L35008               Non-Covered Services
• L36219               Non-Covered Services
• L33695               Non-invasive Extracranial Arterial Studies
• A56096               Non-invasive extracranial arterial studies revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• A53346 (retired)  Outpatient Therapy Biofeedback Training
• A53350 (retired)  Outpatient Therapy Biofeedback Training
• A56094               Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and psychotherapy services retired Part A and Part B “coding guidelines”
• A56094               Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and psychotherapy services retired Part A and Part B LCD
• A53893               Self-Administered Drugs – Process to Determine Which Drugs Are Not Usually Self-administered By the Patient
• A53894 (retired)  Self-Administered Drugs – Process to Determine Which Drugs Are Not Usually Self-administered By the Patient
• L34434               Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
• A54559               Xofigo Billing Instructions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates »

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