CMS Medicare July 2017 Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Updates

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New and Updated CMS Medicare Local Coverage Determinations
Posted July 9, 2017

• Application of Bioengineered Skin Substitutes to Lower Extremity Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
• Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity
• Bendamustine hydrochloride (Treanda®, Bendeka™) revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• Bevacizumab (e.g., Avastin™) – Related to LCD L33394
• Biofeedback revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• Biomarkers for Oncology
• Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
• Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
• Cataract Extraction
• Chemotherapy and Biologicals
• Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
• Collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex®)
• Collagenase clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex®) retired Part A and Part B LCD
• Drugs and Biologicals, Coding Article
• Epidural — revision to the Part B LCD
• Flow Cytometry
• Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) – Related to LCD L33394
• Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI)
• MolDX – Oncotype DX ® Breast Cancer for DCIS (Genomic Health ™)
• MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing
• MolDX: PIK3CA Gene Tests Billing and Coding Guidelines
• MolDX: Prolaris™ Prostate Cancer Genomic Assay for Men with Favorable Intermediate Risk Disease
• MolDX: SULT4A1 Genetic Testing Billing and Coding Guidelines
• MolDX: Xpresys Lung
• MolDX-CDD: Percepta© Bronchial Genomic Classifier
• MolDX-CDD: Prolaris™ Prostate Cancer Genomic Assay
• Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychology Services
• Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) J2505
• Positron Emission Tomography Scans Coverage
• Psychiatric Codes
• Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
• Repeat X-ray or EKG Interpretations by Same or Different Physician
• Screening and diagnostic mammography revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• Self-Administered Drug Exclusion List
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Trastuzumab (Herceptin®)
• Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) — revision to the Part A and Part B LCD
• Vitamin D Assay Testing

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