Medical Director Articles - 2013 and Prior

The term "article" is used to describe any bulletin article, web site article, educational handout or any other non-LCD document intended for public release that contains coverage/coding statements or medical review related billing or claims considerations.

Articles address local coverage, coding or medical review related billing and claims considerations, and may include any newly developed educational materials, coding instructions or clarification of existing medical review related billing or claims policy.

These articles are written collaboratively by all DME MAC Medical Directors and posted on all DME MAC websites.

Last Updated Aug 09 , 2018
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Standard Documentation Language for Local Coverage Determinations DMD
Submission Of Additional Information For Code K0010 DMD
Suction Catheters Oropharyngeal vs Tracheoesophageal DMD
Suction Pumps August 2011 Draft LCD - Summary of Comments With Responses DMD
Suggested Abbreviations When Reporting Additional Documentation Notations in the ANSI and NCPDP Formats DMD
Supplier Replacement of Beneficiary-owned Capped Rental Equipment Based upon Accumulated Repair Costs DMD
Supplies Used With Functional Electrical Stimulators (FES) – E0770 DMD
Surgical Dressing Tools
Surgical Dressings and Pneumatic Compressions Devices (PCD)
Surgical Dressings and RT/LT Modifiers
Surgical Dressings Example Scenarios
Surgical Dressings Recommended Frequency of Change
Surgical Dressings Resources
Surrogate UPINs DMD
Tape Modifiers AU, AV, AW, and AX - Sticky Billing Situations (Billing Clarifications) DMD
Targeted Probe and Education (TPE) Pre-Payment Reviews
Targeted Probe and Education (TPE) Pre-Payment Reviews
TPN Lessons Learned DMD
Tracheoesophageal Voice Prostheses - New HCPCS Codes DMD
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) Sold Over-the-Counter - Coding Guidelines DMD