J5 MAC Part A Providers serving beneficiaries in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

New Policies

The following are new policies. Please access these policies in the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link. Be sure to note the effective date of the new policy, as the policy will not appear as an Active policy until the effective date. Prior to the effective date, the policy can be found by selecting the link "Display Future Effective Documents" within the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link.

To access previous new policy updates, please visit the CMS Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) external link.

March 2010

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 02/25/10 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 02/26/10.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Endoscopic Treatment of GERD L30473 GI-010 04/15/2010
Epidural and Transforaminal Epidural Injections L30481 NEURO-007 04/15/2010

February 2010

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 01/28/10 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 01/29/10.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Corneal Pachymetry L30485 OPHTH-025 03/18/2010
  This LCD becomes final 03/18/2010 for all WPS Medicare contracts and replaces all other
  WPS Medicare policies on this topic.
Cytogenetic Studies L30487 PATH-027 03/18/2010
Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention L30514 PSYCH-015 03/18/2010
Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone
(LHRH)Analogs		 L30479 INJ-039 03/18/2010
Paravertebral Facet Joint Blockand Facet
Joint Denervation		 L30483 NEURO-008 03/18/2010
Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization L30441 PSYCH-020 03/18/2010
Psychiatry and Psychology Services L30489 PSYCH-014 03/18/2010

January 2010

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Allergy Testing and Allergy Immunotherapy DL30471 ALRG-001 02/16/2010
    This policy will be in effect across all WPS jurisdictions.
Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) L30510 PULM-007 02/15/2010

 

 

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