Article Detail - JA DME
LCD Revisions Summary for April 28, 2022
Outlined below are the principal changes to the DME MAC Local Coverage Determination (LCD) that has been revised and posted. The policy included is Glucose Monitors. Please review the entire LCD and related Policy Article (PA) for complete information.
Glucose Monitors
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 02/28/2022
HCPCS CODES:
Revised: Location of E2102 information, moving the information from Group 1 Paragraph text to Group 1 Codes HCPCS list (code remains effective for dates of service on or after 04/01/2022)
Revised: Location of A4238 information, moving the information from Group 2 Paragraph text to Group 2 Codes HCPCS list (code remains effective for dates of service on or after 04/01/2022)
04/28/2022: Pursuant to the 21st Century Cures Act, these revisions do not require notice and comment because they are non-discretionary updates to CMS HCPCS coding determinations.
Note: The information contained in this article is only a summary of revisions to the LCDs and/or PAs. For complete information on any topic, you must review the LCDs and/or PAs.
With the update(s) listed above, Noridian would like to remind users how to find the policy that was previously effective. When billing, the supplier should follow guidance that was effective on the date of service. The below steps can be followed to find all previous policies:
- Open the currently effective policy on the Medical Coverage Database (MCD)
- Links to the MCD can be found on the Active LCDs page on the Noridian website
- There is a link at the top of the Active LCD page that goes to a full list of the LCDs or PAs, depending on which link is selected OR
- There are direct links to all LCDs under the ‘LCD ID number and Effective Date' column
- Links to the MCD can be found on the Active LCDs page on the Noridian website
- Scroll down to the bottom of the policy
- Find the section labeled Public Version(s)
- Look for the link to the policy that was effective on the dates of service in question
- Click on hyperlink to go to the policy