LCD and Policy Article Revisions Summary for May 18 2017 - JA DME
LCD and Policy Article Revisions Summary for May 18, 2017
Posted on May 18, 2017
Outlined below are the principal changes to the DME MAC Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and Policy Articles (PAs) that have been revised and posted. The policies included are Glucose Monitors, Suction Pumps and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS). Please review the entire LCD and related PA for complete information.
Glucose Monitors
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 01/12/2017
COVERAGE INDICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND/OR MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: New reference language and Directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
Revised: Coverage criteria for home blood glucose monitors
Added: Documentation requirements for home blood glucose monitors
Added: Coverage criteria for continuous glucose monitors and supply allowance
Added: Documentation requirements for continuous glucose monitors
Added: General Requirements
Revised: Refill requirements
Added: HCPCS codes for therapeutic CGM (K0554) and supply allowance (K0553) out of sequence to allow early publishing of codes and narratives. (For dates of service on or after 07/01/2017)
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: General Documentation Requirements
Added: New reference language and directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: Directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
Removed: PIM reference under Appendices
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements article
Policy Article
Revision Effective Date: 01/12/2017
NON-MEDICAL NECESSITY COVERAGE AND PAYMENT RULES:
Added: Coverage and benefit category statements about continuous glucose monitors and supply allowance
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: 42 CFR 410.38(g) and modifiers
Added: CG modifier use
CODING GUIDELINES
Added: For dates of service on or after 7/1/17, HCPCS codes for therapeutic CGM (K0554) and supply allowance (K0553)
Added: Definitions for continuous glucose monitor and supply allowance
Revised: Bundling table to include continuous glucose monitors and supply allowance
Added: PDAC coding verification review for CGM systems
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Language Article
Suction Pumps
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
COVERAGE INDICATIONS, INDICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND/OR MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: New reference language and directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
Added: General Requirements
Revised: Refill Requirements
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: General Documentation Requirements
Added: New reference language and directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: Direction to Standard Documentation Requirements
Removed: Supplier Manual reference under Miscellaneous
Removed: PIM citation under Appendices
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements article
Policy Article
Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: Billing requirements
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Language Article
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS)
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
COVERAGE INDICATIONS, INDICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND/OR MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: New reference language and directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
Added: General Requirements
Revised: Refill Requirements
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: General Documentation Requirements
Added: New reference language and directions to Standard Documentation Requirements
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Removed: Standard Documentation Language
Added: Direction to Standard Documentation Requirements
Removed: Supplier Manual reference under Miscellaneous
Removed: PIM reference under Appendices
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements article
Policy Article
Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
NON-MEDICAL NECESSITY COVERAGE AND PAYMENT RULES:
Added: 42 CFR 410.38(g)
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: Coverage criteria information, CMN and Modifier requirements
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Language Article
Note: The information contained in this article is only a summary of revisions to the LCDs and Policy Articles. For complete information on any topic, you must review the LCDs and/or Policy Articles.
