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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Pharmacogenomic Testing for Warfarin Response
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Solid Tumors (1st Recon) PDM
  • Screening Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) for Colorectal Cancer
  • Sleep Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) PDM
  • Surgery for Diabetes
  • Surgery on the Wrong Body Part
  • Surgery on the Wrong Patient
  • Wrong Surgery Performed on a Patient


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    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    There are 153 items in this list.
  • Abarelix for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
  • Actinic Keratoses
  • Acupuncture for Fibromyalgia
  • Acupuncture for Nausea after Chemotherapy and Post-operative Pain
  • Acupuncture for Osteoarthritis
  • Air-Fluidized Beds for Pressure Ulcers
  • Air-Fluidized Beds for Pressure Ulcers (1st Recon)
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (1st Recon)
  • Anticancer Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
  • Aprepitant for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis
  • Arthroscopy for the Osteoarthritic Knee
  • Artificial Hearts
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices for Speech Impairment
  • Autologous Blood Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds (2nd Recon)
  • Autologous Blood-Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
  • Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (AuSCT) for Amyloidosis (1st Recon)
  • Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (AuSCT) for Multiple Myeloma
  • Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (AuSCT) for Multiple Myeloma (1st Recon)
  • Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for AL Amyloidosis
  • Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity (1st Recon)
  • Biofeedback for Urinary Incontinence
  • Blood Brain Barrier Disruption (BBBD) Chemotherapy
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Biopsy (Percutaneous Image Guided) for Palpable Lesions
  • Cardiac Catheterization Performed In Other Than A Hospital Setting
  • Cardiac Pacemakers
  • Cardiac Pacemakers (1st Recon)
  • Cardiac Pacemakers (2nd Recon)
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (1st Recon)
  • Carotid Artery Stenting (1st Recon)
  • Carotid Artery Stenting in Post-Approval Studies
  • Cavernous Nerves Electrical Stimulation with Penile Plethysmography
  • Clinical Trial Policy (1st Recon)
  • Clinical Trial Policy (2nd Recon)
  • Cochlear Implantation
  • Computed Tomographic Angiography
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (1st Recon)
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (2nd Recon)
  • Cryosurgery Ablation for Prostate Cancer
  • Cryosurgical Salvage Therapy for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy with Loss of Protective Sensation (LOPS)
  • Electrical Bioimpedance for Cardiac Output Monitoring
  • Electrical Bioimpedance for Cardiac Output Monitoring (1st Recon)
  • Electrical Bioimpedance for Cardiac Output Monitoring (2nd Recon)
  • Electrical Stimulation for Fracture Healing
  • Electrocardiographic Services
  • Electrodiagnostic Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold
  • Electrodiagnostic Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold (1st Recon)
  • Electrostimulation for Wounds
  • Electrostimulation for Wounds (1st Recon)
  • Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for non-renal disease indications
  • External Counterpulsation (ECP) Therapy
  • External Counterpulsation (ECP) Therapy (1st Recon)
  • External Counterpulsation (ECP) Therapy (2nd Recon)
  • Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption Using Protein A Columns for Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Extracorporeal Photopheresis (1st Recon)
  • Ferrlecit®: Intravenous Iron Therapy
  • Heartsbreath Test for Heart Transplant Rejection
  • Helicobactor Pylori Testing for Ulcers
  • Home Biofeedback For Urinary Incontinence
  • Home Blood Glucose Monitors
  • Home Use of Oxygen
  • Human Tumor Assay Systems
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Hypoxic Wounds and Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
  • Implantable Defibrillators (2nd Recon)
  • Implantable Defibrillators (3rd Recon)
  • Implantable Defibrillators - Clinical Trials (1st Recon)
  • Infrared Therapy Devices
  • Insulin Infusion Pump
  • Insulin Pump: C-Peptide Levels as a Criterion for Use
  • Insulin Pump: C-Peptide Levels as a Criterion for Use (1st Recon)
  • Intestinal and Multi-visceral Transplantation (1st Recon)
  • Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation
  • Intracranial Stenting and Angioplasty (2nd Recon)
  • Intracranial Stenting and Angioplasty (5th Recon)
  • Intravenous Immune Globulin for Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases
  • Levocarnitine for End Stage Renal Disease
  • Lipid Testing (Clarification of ICD-9-CM Codes for Hypertension)
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Liver Transplantation for Malignancies
  • Liver Transplantation for Malignancies other than Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Liver Transplants in Non-approved Centers During the Emergency in Houston
  • Liver Transplants in Non-approved Centers During the Emergency in Houston (Amendment) (1st Recon)
  • Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement
  • Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (LADR) (1st Recon)
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (1st Recon)
  • Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (2nd Recon)
  • Lymphedema Pumps
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Brain Tumors
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy Benefit for Diabetes & ESRD
  • Microvolt T-wave Alternans
  • Microvolt T-wave Alternans (1st Recon)
  • Mobility Assistive Equipment
  • Multiple-Seizure Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Nebulized Beta Adrenergic Agonist Therapy for Lung Diseases
  • Nesiritide for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients
  • Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) for Spinal Cord Injury (1st Recon)
  • Non-Autologous Blood Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds (1st Recon)
  • Noninvasive Positive Pressure RADs for COPD
  • Obesity as an Illness
  • Ocular Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Macular Degeneration
  • Ocular Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Macular Degeneration (1st Recon)
  • Ocular Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Macular Degeneration (2nd Recon)
  • Ocular Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Macular Degeneration (3rd Recon)
  • Pancreas Transplants (1st Recon)
  • Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) and Stenting of the Renal Arteries (4th Recon)
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting (3rd Recon)
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting (6th Recon)
  • Pneumatic Compression Pumps for Venous Insufficiency
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG)
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) and Other Neuroimaging Devices for Suspected Dementia (1st Recon)
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Brain, Cervical, Ovarian, Pancreatic, Small Cell Lung, and Testicular Cancers
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Breast Cancer
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Infection and Inflammation
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Myocardial Viability
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS)
  • Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Thyroid Cancer
  • Positron Emission Tomography (N-13 Ammonia) for Myocardial Perfusion
  • Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Technology
  • Prolotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
  • Prothrombin Time (INR) Monitor for Home Anticoagulation Management
  • Prothrombin Time (INR) Monitor for Home Anticoagulation Management (1st Recon)
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Radioimmunotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Urinary Incontinence
  • Screening DNA Stool Test for Colorectal Cancer
  • Screening Immunoassay Fecal-Occult Blood Test
  • Serum Iron Studies (Addition of Restless Leg Syndrome as a Covered Indication) (1st Recon)
  • Smoking & Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling
  • Stem Cell Transplantation (1st Recon)
  • Thermal Intradiscal Procedures
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization for Severe Angina
  • Transplant Centers: Re-Evaluation of Criteria for Medicare Approval
  • Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay CA 125 (Addition of Primary Peritoneal Adenocarcinoma as a Covered Indication) (1st Recon)
  • Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures (1st Recon)
  • Ultrasound Stimulation for Nonunion Fracture Healing
  • Ultrasound Stimulation for Nonunion Fracture Healing (1st Recon)
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Resistant Depression (TRD) (1st Recon)
  • Venofer: Intravenous Iron Therapy
  • Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation
  • Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy
  • Ventricular Assist Devices as Destination Therapy (1st Recon)
  • Warm-Up Wound Therapy® a/k/a Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT)
  • Wheelchairs


  • PDM = Proposed Decision Memo is currently open for public comment



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