Medicare contractors develop LCDs when there is no National Coverage Determination (NCD) or when there is a need to further define an NCD. The guidelines for LCD development are provided in …
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Optical coherence tomography is a non-invasive, non-contact imaging technique. It produces high-resolution, longitudinal, cross-sectional tomographs of ocular structures to detect evidence of …
LCD- Local Coverage Determinations NCD- National Coverage Determinations Highmark Wholecare – Managed care organization serving vulnerable populations that have complex needs and qualify for …
A: No new LCD coverage policy (positive or negative) has been established for products in the 12-month status quo category. Products in the status quo category will continue to be paid as they have been …
The focus of this LCD is skin substitute grafts/cellular and tissue-based products (CTP) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and venous leg ulcers (VLU) in the Medicare population.
Chapter 13 of the PIM outlines the LCD process, which has now been updated to serve as a roadmap for MACs. The new process provides greater transparency, consistency and patient engagement, as …