Medicare (CMS) May 13th 2018 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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May 13th 2018 LCD Updates:

• DL37792            4Kscore Test
• A55607              Additional Information Required for Coverage and Pricing for Category III CPT® Codes
• A55681              Additional Information Required for Coverage and Pricing for Category III CPT® Codes
• A53387              Aflibercept (EYLEA®) Coding and Billing Guidelines
• DL37800            Allergen Immunotherapy
• L36460               Bone Mass Measurement
• L34008               Computerized Corneal Topography
• L37379               Echocardiography
• L34315               Electrocardiograms
• L37283               Electrocardiograms
• L33431               HbA1c
• L34554               In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays
• DL37779            Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
• L33685               Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Analogs
• DL37761            Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor
• DL37790            Magnetic Resonance Image Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor
• DL37787            MolDX: Corus® CAD Assay
• L36089               MolDX: Genetic Testing for Hypercoagulability / Thrombophilia (Factor V Leiden, Factor II Prothrombin, and MTHFR)
• DL37366            MolDX: Guardant360^® Plasma-Based Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
• A54682              Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) Onpro® Kit (On-body Injector)
• L34555               Non-Covered Category III CPT Codes
• DL37798            Noncovered Service – 4Kscore Test
• DL37804            Noncovered Service – Dopamine Transporter Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (DAT-SPECT) with Iodine I-123 Ioflupane
• L35008               Non-Covered Services
• L36219               Non-Covered Services
• L36741 (retired)  Pathology and Laboratory: BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing
• L37485               Prostate Rectal Spacers
• L37293               Respiratory Care (Respiratory Therapy )
• L34149               Respiratory Care (Respiratory Therapy)
• A55948              Response to Comments: Prostate Rectal Spacers
• A55984              Response to Comments: Respiratory Care (Respiratory Therapy)
• A55988              Response to Comments: Respiratory Care (Respiratory Therapy)
• L35026               Rituximab (Rituxan®)
• DL37796            Sclerotherapy and Endovenous Non-Thermal Treatment of Varicose Veins
• DL37774            Supervised Exercise Therapy for the Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Symptomatic Lower Extremity Intermittent Claudication
• L34924               Treatment of Varicose Veins and Venous Stasis Disease of the Lower Extremities
• A55229              Treatment of Varicose Veins and Venous Stasis Disease of the Lower Extremities
• L33762               Treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremity
• L36690               Wound Application of Cellular and/or Tissue Based Products (CTPs), Lower Extremities

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

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