tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 3

LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS: You Can't Bill Temporary Pacemaker Or Anesthesia With Heart Catheterizations

Noridian expands stereotactic neurosurgery coverage Several of the Part B carriers decided to start off 2006 with a bang--by introducing some groundbreaking new draft local coverage determinations (LCDs). Even if your own carrier doesn’t yet have a policy on some new procedures, you can often glean a hint of things to come by looking at other carriers’ draft policies. Cardiology: Trailblazer Health Enterprises will cover left heart catheterization and coronary angiography, either separately or at the same time, in a number of different circumstances, including signs of coronary artery disease (CAD), acute heart attack secondary to CAD and...

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