Medicare (CMS) October 21st 2018 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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

October 21st 2018 Medicare (CMS) LCD Updates:

• L35408              3D Interpretation and Reporting of Imaging Studies
• L33804 (retired)  Allergen Immunotherapy
• A54574              Ambulance Services (Ground Ambulance)
• L34977              Anorectal Manometry, Anal Electromyography, and Biofeedback Training for Perineal Muscles and Anorectal or Urethral Sphincters
• L34914              Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
• L35022              Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
• L35433              Barium Swallow Studies, Modified
• A52986              Biomarkers for Oncology
• L35062              Biomarkers Overview
• L34833              Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation
• L34093              Chemotherapy and Biologicals
• L35424              Chiropractic Services
• L35006              Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
• L36713              Corus® CAD Test
• L34856              C-Reactive Protein High Sensitivity Testing (hsCRP)
• L36711              Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• L35003              Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing
• L33633              Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
• L34865              Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
• L34961              Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
• L37709              MolDX: Foodborne Gastrointestinal Panels Identified by Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAATs)
• L35025              MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT)
• L37701              MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• L35015              Molecular Diagnostics: Genitourinary Infectious Disease Testing
• L35049              Monitored Anesthesia Care
• A53134              NCD Coding Article for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans Used for Non-Oncologic Conditions
• L35081              Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
• L34996              Neuromuscular Junction Testing
• L34975              Neurophysiology Evoked Potentials (NEPs)
• L33777              Noncovered Services
• A56166              Noncovered services revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• L35397              Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
• L35434              Oximetry Services
• L35101              Psychiatric Codes
• L34247              Pulmonary Function Testing
• L35360              Pulmonary Function Testing
• L33538 (retired)  Radiation Therapy for T1 Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Skin
• A56165              Radiation therapy for T1 basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin retired Part A and Part B LCD
• L34938              Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
• A56150              Response to Comments: MolDX: Foodborne Gastrointestinal Panels Identified by Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification (NAATs)
• A56174              Response to Comments: MolDX: Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect for Men with Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (MCRPC)
• A52926              Sipuleucel-T (Provenge®) – Coverage Criteria for Prostate Cancer – Clarification
• A55719              Sipuleucel-T (Provenge®) – Coverage Criteria for Prostate Cancer – Clarification
• A52928              Sources of Information and Basis for Decision Noncovered Services LCD
• L35004              Surgery: Blepharoplasty
• L35035              Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
• L35428              Thrombolytic Agents
• L35016              Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
• L35010              Trigger Point Injections
• L35350              Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)
• L34029 (retired)  Urinalysis
• A56138 (retired) Urinalysis Coding Guidelines
• A56164              Urinalysis retired Part A and Part B LCD
• L34048              Vertebroplasty and Vertebral Augmentation (Percutaneous)

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