Medicare (CMS) January 6th 2019 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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January 6th 2019 Medicare (CMS) LCD Updates:

• A56243              2019 HCPCS Part A/B, Part A and Part B local coverage determination changes
• L36466 (retired) Application of Skin Substitutes
• A56141              Billing and Coding for Chemotherapy
• A55944 (retired) Billing and Coding for the Rezum® System for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• A55035 (retired) Billing Requirements for Application of Skin Substitutes (Part B Services Only)
• L34411              Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Surgery, and Brow Lift
• A56246              Bortezomib (Velcade) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• L33273              Bortezomib (Velcade®)
• L33422              Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Level
• L36499              BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing
• A55723              Coding for Hemodialysis Sessions
• A56262              Coding for Hemodialysis Sessions
• L36393              Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
• L35698              CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, and VKORC1 Genetic Testing
• A55967 (retired) Durolane® Coding and Billing Guidelines
• L37398              Electroretinography (ERG)
• L36230              Evaluation and Management Services in a Nursing Facility
• L34974 (retired) Facet Joint Injections
• L35014              Frequency of Hemodialysis
• L37564              Frequency of Hemodialysis
• A56264              Frequency of hemodialysis – new Part A and Part B LCD
• L33684              Hemophilia Clotting Factors
• A56261              Independent diagnostic testing facility (IDTF) revision to the Part B LCD “Coding Guideline” attachment
• L33704              Infliximab (Remicade ^TM )
• L37022              Lab: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
• A55695              MolDX: Abbott RealTime IDH1 and IDH2 testing for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Coding and Billing Guidelines
• L37033              MolDX: DecisionDx-UM (Uveal Melanoma)
• L37264              MolDX: EndoPredict Breast Cancer Gene Expression Test
• L36174 (retired) MolDX: NSCLC, Comprehensive Genomic Profile Testing
• L37744              MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• L37746              MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• L34519              Molecular Pathology Procedures
• L33777              Noncovered Services
• L33747              Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®)
• L33624              Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
• L33972              Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program
• A56037              Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program Coding Guidelines
• L34520              Psychological and Neuropsychological Tests
• A56224              Response to Comments: Frequency of Hemodialysis
• A56263              Response to Comments: Frequency of Hemodialysis L37564
• A56256              Response to Comments: MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• A56257              Response to Comments: MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• L33746              Rituximab (Rituxan®)
• A56244              Self-administered drug (SAD) list revision to the Part A and Part B article
• A52571              Self-Administered Drug Exclusion List
• L36035              Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
• L34223              Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• L33413              Therapy and Rehabilitation Services
• A56245              Therapy and rehabilitation services – revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• L33767              Viscosupplementation Therapy For Knee

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