Article Detail - JE Part B
Billing and Coding: Pulmonary Thromboembolectomy (A59048) Retirement - Effective July 9, 2022
This coverage article has been retired under contractor numbers: 01112 (NCA), 01182 (SCA), 01212 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), and 01312 (NV).
Effective Date: July 9, 2022
Summary: This coverage article has been retired due to further review of coverage. The Noridian guidance in the retired article may still be helpful in assessing medical necessity. Where providers have adjusted their billing and coding practices to correspond to the guidance in a coverage article, they will want to be very careful in departing from these practices just because the article is retired. Provider offices remain responsible for correct performance, coding, billing, and medical necessity under Medicare. This responsibility for correct claims submission is unchanged whether or not there is a coverage article in place.
Visit the Noridian Medicare Coverage Articles webpage to access the Retired articles in the CMS MCD.
