National Coverage Determination updates

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) periodically changes coverage rules for items and/or services. These changes are communicated through National Coverage Determinations (NCD) or Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) updates.

For more information, see Medicare's NCD or LCD index. Or you can call Member Services at 1-877-301-3326 (TTY: 711).

The following list summarizes the most recent NCD updates:

Date posted

National coverage determination notice

11/16/2023Beta Amyloid Positron Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease (RETIRED)
9/6/2023280.16 - Seat Elevation Equipment (Power Operated) on Power Wheelchairs
9/6/2023280.1 - Durable Medical Equipment Reference List
8/17/2023240.4 - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy For Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
8/16/2023140.7 - Surgical or Other Invasive Procedure Performed on the Wrong Body Part
8/16/2023250.5 - Dermal Injections for the Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome (LDS)
8/16/202380.3 - Photosensitive Drugs
8/17/202340.7 - Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Treatment
8/17/2023140.8 - Surgical or Other Invasive Procedure Performed on the Wrong Patient
8/15/2023280.16 - Seat Elevation Equipment (Power Operated) on Power Wheelchairs
8/15/2023280.1 - Durable Medical Equipment Reference List
8/15/202350.3 - Cochlear Implantation
4/10/2023110.19 - Abarelix for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer - RETIRED
4/10/2023160.22 - Ambulatory EEG Monitoring - RETIRED
4/10/202320.9 - Artificial Hearts and Related Devices - RETIRED
4/10/202320.25 - Cardiac Catheterization Performed in Other than a Hospital Setting - RETIRED
4/10/202320.10 - Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs - RETIRED
4/10/2023160.6 - Carotid Sinus Nerve Stimulator - RETIRED
4/10/2023230.11 - Diagnostic Pap Smears - RETIRED
4/10/2023190.4 - Electron Microscope - RETIRED
4/10/2023160.9 - Electronecephalographic (EEG) Monitoring During Open-Heart Surgery - RETIRED
4/10/202330.4 - Electrosleep Therapy - RETIRED
4/10/2023180.2 - Enteral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy - RETIRED
4/10/202320.5 - Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption (ECI) Using Protein A Columns (RETIRED)
4/10/2023220.6.16 - FDG PET for Infection and Inflammation - RETIRED
4/10/2023240.2.2 - Home Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster Headache (CH) - RETIRED
4/10/2023100.9 - Implantation of Anti-Gastroesophageal Reflux Device - RETIRED
4/10/2023100.8 - Intestinal Bypass Surgery - RETIRED
4/10/2023220.3 - Magnetic Resonance Angiography - RETIRED
4/10/2023220.2.1 - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - RETIRED
4/10/2023220.8 - Nuclear Radiology Procedure - RETIRED
4/10/2023220.6 - Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans - RETIRED
4/10/2023210.4 - Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling - RETIRED
4/10/2023160.4 - Stereotactic Cingulotomy as a Means of Psychosurgery - RETIRED
4/10/2023100.14 - Surgery for Diabetes - RETIRED
4/10/202350.6 - Tinnitus Masking - RETIRED
4/10/2023280.13 - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) - RETIRED
4/10/2023240.6 - Transvenous (Catheter) Pulmonary Embolectomy (TPE) - RETIRED
4/10/2023220.7 - Xenon Scan - RETIRED
1/1/2023
210.3 - Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests



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