Medicare (CMS) October 28th 2018 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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October 28th 2018 Medicare (CMS) LCD Updates:

• A56141            Billing and Coding for Chemotherapy
• L34614            Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy-Diagnostic
• L34005            Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
• A56175            Low frequency, non-contact, non-thermal ultrasound (CPT code 97610)
• A56175            Low frequency, non-contact, non-thermal ultrasound (CPT code 97610)
• L33787            Lower Limb Prostheses
• L33382            Lumbar Spinal Fusion for Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions
• A56176            Lumbar spinal fusion for instability and degenerative disc conditions revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• L37578            Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
• A55139            MolDX: Afirma™ Assay by Veracyte Update
• A55233            MolDx: BCR-ABL Coding and Billing Guidelines
• L36785            MolDX: Breast Cancer Index℠ Genetic Assay
• L37770            MolDX: CORUS® CAD ASSAY
• L37598            MolDX: Cystatin C Measurement
• L37768            MolDX: CYSTATIN C Measurement
• L36791            MolDX: Decipher® Prostate Cancer Classifier Assay
• L36801            MolDX: HLA-B*15:02 Genetic Testing
• L37001            MolDX: MGMT Promoter Methylation Analysis
• L36807            MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT)
• L37764            MolDX: Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplified Tests for Respiratory Viral Panels
• A55245            MolDX: OncoCee™ Billing and Coding Guidelines
• L37011            MolDX: ProMark Risk Score
• A55206            MolDX: SEPT9 Gene Test Coding and Billing Guidelines
• L33445            Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
• A56168            Response to Comments: MolDX: CORUS® CAD ASSAY (L37770)
• A56169            Response to Comments: MolDX: Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplified Tests for Respiratory Viral Panels (DL37764)
• A56172            Response to Comments: Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
• A56177            Response to Comments: MolDX: Cystatin C Measurement
• A56167            Response to Comments: MolDX: CYSTATIN C Measurement (DL37768)
• A54949 (retired)        Single Chamber and Dual Chamber Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers – Coding and Billing
• L34641            Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
• L34999 (retired)        Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication
• L33763            Vascular Stenting of Lower Extremity Arteries
• L34592            Vertebroplasty (Percutaneous) and Vertebral Augmentation including cavity creation

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

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