tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 12

CARDIOLOGY: Cardiology Practices Gain A Leg Up In Diagnosing ICD Patients

But Medicare won't expand coverage for ECP after allSoon you'll be able to bill for a valuable diagnostic test for your patients who are at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD).The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will cover Microwave T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) to help decide if your patients are candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) treatment. After six months of analysis of clinical studies and a 30-day comment period over the past summer, CMS decided MTWA is reasonable and necessary.Details: CMS will only cover MTWA when you use the spectral analysis method. The reason: Patients with...

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