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National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)

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24-Hour Ambulatory Esophageal pH Monitoring (100.3)

Abarelix for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer (110.19)

Abortion (140.1)

Acupuncture (30.3)

Acupuncture for Fibromyalgia (30.3.1)

Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis (30.3.2)

Adult Liver Transplantation (260.1)

Air-Fluidized Bed (280.8)

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) (190.25)

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (20.19)

Ambulatory EEG Monitoring (160.22)

Anesthesia in Cardiac Pacemaker Surgery (20.8.3)

Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer (110.17)

Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex (AICC) (110.3)

Antigens Prepared for Sublingual Administration (110.9)

Apheresis (Therapeutic Pheresis) (110.14)

Aprepitant for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis (110.18)

Arthroscopic Lavage and Arthroscopic Debridement for the Osteoarthritic Knee (150.9)

Artificial Hearts and Related Devices (20.9)

Assessing Patient's Suitability for Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy (160.7.1)

Autogenous Epidural Blood Graft (10.5)

Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Morbid Obesity (100.1)

Biofeedback Therapy (30.1)

Biofeedback Therapy for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence (30.1.1)

Bladder Stimulators (Pacemakers) (230.16)

Blood Brain Barrier Osmotic Disruption for Treatment of Brain Tumors (Effective March 20, 2007) (110.20)

Blood Counts (190.15)

Blood Glucose Testing (190.20)

Blood Platelet Transfusions (110.8)

Blood Transfusions (110.7)

Blood-Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds (270.3)

Bone (Mineral) Density Studies (150.3)

Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy (140.2)

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) (190.26)

Cardiac Catheterization Performed in Other than a Hospital Setting (20.25)

Cardiac Output Monitoring by Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance (TEB) (20.16)

Cardiac Pacemaker Evaluation Services (20.8.1)

Cardiac Pacemakers (20.8)

Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (20.10)

Cardiointegram (CIG) as an Alternative to Stress Test or Thallium Stress Test (20.27)

Carotid Body Resection/Carotid Body Denervation (20.18)

Carotid Sinus Nerve Stimulator (160.6)

Cavernous Nerves by Electrical Stimulation with Penile Plethsmography (160.26)

Cellular Therapy (30.8)

Certain Drugs Distributed by the National Cancer Institute (110.2)

Challenge Ingestion Food Testing (110.12)

Chelation Therapy for Treatment of Atherosclerosis (20.21)

Chemical AversionTherapy for Treatment of Alcoholism (130.3)

Closed-Loop Blood Glucose Control Device (CBGCD) (40.3)

Cochlear Implantation (50.3)

Cochleostomy with Neurovascular Transplant for Meniere's Disease (50.7)

Collagen Crosslinks, any Method (190.19)

Colonic Irrigation (100.7)

Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests (210.3)

Computed Tomography (220.1)

Computer Enhanced Perimetry (80.9)

Consultation Services Rendered by a Podiatrist in a Skilled Nursing Facility (70.2)

Consultations with a Beneficiary's Family and Associates (70.1)

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy For Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (240.4)

Corset Used as Hernia Support (280.11)

Cryosurgery of Prostate (230.9)

Cytogenetic Studies (190.3)

Cytotoxic Food Tests (110.13)

Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease (160.24)

Dental Examination Prior to Kidney Transplantation (260.6)

Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training (40.1)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Impotence (230.4)

Diagnostic Breath Analyses (100.5)

Diagnostic Endocardial Electrical Stimulation (Pacing) (20.12)

Diagnostic Pap Smears (190.2)

Diathermy Treatment (150.5)

Digital Subtraction Angiography (220.9)

Digoxin Therapeutic Drug Assay (190.24)

Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) (230.12)

Displacement Cardiography (20.24)

Durable Medical Equipment Reference List (280.1)

Electrical Aversion Therapy for Treatment of Alcoholism (130.4)

Electrical Continence Aid (230.15)

Electrical Nerve Stimulators (160.7)

Electrical Stimulation (ES) and Electromagnetic Therapy for the Treatment of Wounds (270.1)

Electrocardiographic (EKG) Services (20.15)

Electroencephalographic (EEG) Monitoring During Surgical Procedures Involving the Cerebral Vasculature (160.8)

Electron Microscope (190.4)

Electronecephalographic (EEG) Monitoring During Open-Heart Surgery (160.9)

Electronic Speech Aids (50.2)

Electrosleep Therapy (30.4)

Electrotherapy for Treatment of Facial Nerve Paralysis (Bell's Palsy) (160.15)

Endoscopy (100.2)

Endothelial Cell Photography (80.8)

Enteral and Parenteral Nutritional Therapy (180.2)

Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in Cancer and Related Neoplastic Conditions (110.21)

Esophageal Manometry (100.4)

Ethylenediamine-Tetra-Acetic (EDTA) Chelation Therapy for Treatment of Atherosclerosis (20.22)

Evoked Response Tests (160.10)

External Counterpulsation (ECP) for Severe Angina (20.20)

Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption (ECI) Using Protein A Columns (20.5)

Extracorporeal Photopheresis (110.4)

Extracranial-Intracranial (EC-IC) Arterial Bypass Surgery (20.2)

Fabric Wrapping of Abdominal Aneurysms (20.23)

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) (190.34)

Fluidized Therapy Dry Heat for Certain Musculoskeletal Disorders (150.8)

Food Allergy Testing and Treatment (110.11)

Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) (190.32)

Gastric Balloon for Treatment of Obesity (100.11)

Gastric Freezing (100.6)

Gastrophotography (100.12)

Glycated Hemoglobin/Glycated Protein (190.21)

Granulocyte Transfusions (110.5)

Gravlee Jet Washer (230.5)

Hair Analysis (190.6)

Heart Transplants (260.9)

Heat Treatment, including the Use of Diathermy and Ultrasound for Pulmonary Conditions (240.3)

Hemodialysis for Treatment of Schizophrenia (130.8)

Hemorheograph (250.2)

Hepatitis Panel/Acute Hepatitis Panel (190.33)

HIS Bundle Study (20.13)

Histocompatibility Testing (190.1)

Home Blood Glucose Monitors (40.2)

Home Health Nurses' Visits to Patients Requiring Heparin Injection (290.2)

Home Health Visits to a Blind Diabetic (290.1)

Home Prothrombin Time INR Monitoring for Anticoagulation Management (190.11)

Home Use of Oxygen (240.2)

Home Use of Oxygen in Approved Clinical Trials (240.2.1)

Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Admission Diagnostic Procedures (70.5)

Hospital Beds (280.7)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) (190.27)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing (Diagnosis) (190.14)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing (Prognosis Including Monitoring) (190.13)

Human Tumor Stem Cell Drug Sensitivity Assays (190.7)

Hydrophilic Contact Lens For Corneal Bandage (80.1)

Hydrophilic Contact Lenses (80.4)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (20.29)

Hyperthermia for Treatment of Cancer (110.1)

Implantable Automatic Defibrillators (20.4)

Implantation of Anti-Gastroesophageal Reflux Device (100.9)

Incontinence Control Devices (230.10)

INDEPENDENCE iBOT 4000 Mobility System (280.15)

Induced Lesions of Nerve Tracts (160.1)

Infrared Therapy Devices (270.6)

Infusion Pumps (280.14)

Injection Sclerotherapy for Esophageal Variceal Bleeding (100.10)

Inpatient Hospital Pain Rehabilitation Programs (10.3)

Inpatient Hospital Stays for Treatment of Alcoholism (130.1)

Institutional and Home Care Patient Education Programs (170.1)

Insulin Syringe (40.4)

Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation (260.5)

Intestinal Bypass Surgery (100.8)

Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) (80.12)

Intraocular Photography (80.6)

Intraoperative Ventricular Mapping (20.11)

Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilator (IPV) (240.5)

Intravenous Histamine Therapy (30.6)

Intravenous Immune Globulin for the Treatment of Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases (250.3)

Intravenous Iron Therapy (110.10)

Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring (160.14)

Islet Cell Transplantation in the Context of a Clinical Trial (260.3.1)

L-Dopa (160.17)

Laboratory Tests - CRD Patients (190.10)

Laetrile and Related Substances (30.7)

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (100.13)

Laser Procedures (140.5)

Levocarnitine for use in the Treatment of Carnitine Deficiency in ESRD Patients (230.19)

Lipid Testing (190.23)

Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement(LADR) (150.10)

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (Reduction Pneumoplasty) (240.1)

Lymphocyte Immune Globulin, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Equine) (260.7)

Lymphocyte Mitogen Response Assays (190.8)

Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) (220.3)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (220.2)

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) (220.2.1)

Mammograms (220.4)

Manipulation (150.1)

Medical Nutrition Therapy (180.1)

Melodic Intonation Therapy (170.2)

Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) (20.30)

Mobility Assistive Equipment (MAE) (280.3)

Multiple Electroconvulsive Therapy (MECT) (160.25)

Nebulized Beta Adrenergic Agonist Therapy for Lung Diseases (200.2)

Nesiritide for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients (200.1)

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulaton (NMES) (160.12)

Non-Implantable Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulator (230.8)

Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT) (270.2)

Noninvasive Tests of Carotid Function (20.17)

Nonselective (Random) Transfusions and Living Related Donor Specific Transfusions (DST) in Kidney Transplantation (110.16)

Nuclear Radiology Procedure (220.8)

Obsolete or Unreliable Diagnostic Tests (300.1)

Ocular Photodynamic Therapy (OPT) (80.2)

Osteogenic Stimulators (150.2)

Outpatient Hospital Pain Rehabilitation Programs (10.4)

Outpatient Hospital Services for Treatment of Alcoholism (130.2)

Oxygen Treatment of Inner Ear/Carbon Therapy (50.5)

Pancreas Transplants (260.3)

Partial ThromboplastinTime (PTT) (190.16)

Partial Ventriculectomy (20.26)

Pediatric Liver Transplantation (260.2)

Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy (220.13)

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) (20.7)

Peridex CAPD Filter Set (230.13)

PET (FDG) for All Other Cancer Indications Not Previously Specified (220.6.15)

PET (FDG) for Brain, Cervical, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Small Cell Lung, and Testicular Cancers (220.6.14)

PET (FDG) for Breast Cancer (220.6.10)

PET (FDG) for Colorectal Cancer (220.6.4)

PET (FDG) for Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases (220.6.13)

PET (FDG) for Esophageal Cancer (220.6.3)

PET (FDG) for Head and Neck Cancers (220.6.7)

PET (FDG) for Lung Cancer (220.6.2)

PET (FDG) for Lymphoma (220.6.5)

PET (FDG) for Melanoma (220.6.6)

PET (FDG) for Myocardial Viability (220.6.8)

PET (FDG) for Refractory Seizures (220.6.9)

PET (FDG) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma (220.6.12)

PET (FDG) for Thyroid Cancer (220.6.11)

PET for Infection and Inflammation (220.6.16)

PET for Perfusion of the Heart (220.6.1)

PET Scans (220.6)

Phaco-Emulsification Procedure - Cataract Extraction (80.10)

Phrenic Nerve Stimulator (160.19)

Physician's Office Within an Institution--Coverage of Services and Supplies Incident to a Physician's Services (70.3)

Plastic Surgery to Correct Moon Face (140.4)

Plethysmography (20.14)

Pneumatic Compression Devices (280.6)

Porcine Skin and Gradient Pressure Dressings (270.5)

Portable Hand-Held X-Ray Instrument (220.10)

Postural Drainage Procedures and Pulmonary Exercises (240.7)

Prolotherapy, Joint Sclerotherapy, and Ligamentous Injections with Sclerosing Agents (150.7)

Pronouncement of Death (70.4)

Prostate Cancer Screening Tests (210.1)

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (190.31)

Prosthetic Shoe (280.10)

Prothrombin Time (PT) (190.17)

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services (240.8)

Refractive Keratoplasty (80.7)

Routine Costs in Clinical Trials (310.1)

Sacral Nerve Stimulation For Urinary Incontinence (230.18)

Safety Roller (280.5)

Scalp Hypothermia During Chemotherapy to Prevent Hair Loss (110.6)

Scleral Shell (80.5)

Screening Pap Smears and Pelvic Examinations for Early Detection of Cervical or Vaginal Cancer (210.2)

Seat Lift (280.4)

Self-Contained Pacemaker Monitors (20.8.2)

Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold Tests (sNCTs) (160.23)

Serologic Testing for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (190.9)

Serum Iron Studies (190.18)

Services Provided for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy with Loss of Protective Sensation (aka Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy) (70.2.1)

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) (220.12)

Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling (210.4)

Speech Generating Devices (50.1)

Speech-Language Pathology Services for the Treatment of Dysphagia (170.3)

Stem Cell Transplantation (110.8.1)

Stereotactic Cingulotomy as a Means of Psychosurgery (160.4)

Stereotaxic Depth Electrode Implantation (160.5)

Sterilization (230.3)

Supplies Used in the Delivery of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) (160.13)

Sweat Test (190.5)

Sykes Hernia Control (280.12)

Telephone Transmission of Electroencephalograms (EEGs) (160.21)

Therapeutic Embolization (20.28)

Thermal Intradiscal Procedures (TIPs) (150.11)

Thermogenic Therapy (30.2)

Thermography (220.11)

Thoracic Duct Drainage (TDD) in Renal Transplants (20.3)

Thyroid Testing (190.22)

Tinnitus Masking (50.6)

Tracheostomy Speaking Valve (50.4)

Transcendental Meditation (TM) (30.5)

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Acute Post-Operative Pain (10.2)

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) (280.13)

Transfer Factor for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (160.20)

Transillumination Light Scanning or Diaphanography (30.9)

Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) (20.6)

Transsexual Surgery (140.3)

Transvenous (Catheter) Pulmonary Embolectomy (240.6)

Treatment of Actinic Keratosis (AKs) (250.4)

Treatment of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in a Freestanding Clinic (130.5)

Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers (270.4)

Treatment of Drug Abuse (Chemical Dependency) (130.6)

Treatment of Kidney Stones (230.1)

Treatment of Motor Function Disorders with Electric Nerve Stimulation (160.2)

Treatment of Obesity (40.5)

Treatment of Psoriasis (250.1)

Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay - CA 125 (190.28)

Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay - CA 15-3/CA 27.29 (190.29)

Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay - CA 19-9 (190.30)

Ultrafiltration Monitor (230.14)

Ultrafiltration, Hemoperfusion and Hemofiltration (110.15)

Ultrasonic Surgery (50.8)

Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures (220.5)

Urinary Drainage Bags (230.17)

Urine Culture, Bacterial (190.12)

Uroflowmetric Evaluations (230.2)

Use of Visual Tests Prior to and General Anesthesia during Cataract Surgery (10.1)

Vabra Aspirator (230.6)

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Seizures (160.18)

Vertebral Artery Surgery (20.1)

Vertebral Axial Decompression (VAX-D) (160.16)

Verteporfin (80.3)

Vitamin B12 Injections to Strengthen Tendons, Ligaments, etc., of the Foot (150.6)

Vitrectomy (80.11)

Water Purification and Softening Systems Used in Conjunction with Home Dialysis (230.7)

White Cane for Use by a Blind Person (280.2)

Withdrawal Treatments for Narcotic Addictions (130.7)

Xenon Scan (220.7)




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