New Policies

The following are new policies. To view the new policies on the WPS Medicare Website, use the left hand navigation to go to the Local Policies (LCD). 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).

May 2012

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 04/26/12 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 05/07/12.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Venous Angioplasty with or without Stent Placement for the Treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency L32452 CV-042 06/15/2012
New Policy

April 2012

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 03/29/12 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 04/06/12.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing L31990 PSYCH-017 05/15/2012

March 2012

POLICIES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CMS WEBSITE 02/24/12 AND ON THE WPS MEDICARE WEBSITE 03/06/12.

Policy Title MCD Policy # WPS Policy # Effective Date
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) L32220 NEURO-010 04/15/2012

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