Open Public Meeting

The Part A/B Open Public Meetings are scheduled by the Noridian Contractor Medical Director(s) of Noridian Healthcare Solutions - A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). The open public meeting is to allow the public to submit information for Noridian's consideration in Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) development; however, specific claims are not discussed during these meetings.

Attendance

Participate in one of two ways.

Registration is required.

  • Attend in-person
    • To register, select "Register Now" below no later than one week prior to event. Space is limited. Please limit in-person participation requests to only those who will actively participate and contribute to the discussions
  • Attend via teleconference
    • To register, select "Register Now" link below
      • Upon registration a telephone number, access code, and audio PIN will be provided to you. Do not share this information

Presenters / Speakers

  • If you plan to make a presentation at this meeting, you must designate at registration or you will not be allowed to do so. Time to present will be determined by the number of presenters. Only one presentation from each entity.
  • All final presentations must be submitted to OpenMeeting@noridian.com by the date below. Indicate in your email which LCD you will be presenting on.
State Date Time In Person Location Teleconference Agenda Topics Presentations Due
All 09/13/24 1 - 3 p.m. CT Teleconference Only 09/06/24
All 10/07/24 2 – 4 p.m. CT Teleconference Only 09/30/24

Previous Meeting Documents and Recordings

State Date Agenda Topics Recordings
All 06/27/24
  • Botulinum Toxin Injections
  • Micro Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
  • Artificial Intelligence Enabled Quantitative Coronary Topography (AI-QCT)/Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA)
  • Agenda
Recording and Transcript
All 05/16/24
  • Skin Substitutes Grafts/Cellular Tissue-Based Products for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers
  • Agenda
TBD
All 04/18/24 Recording and Transcript
All 02/15/24
  • Cervical Fusion
  • Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 11/02/23
  • Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitors (I-CGM)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 08/31/23
  • Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
  • Trigger Point Injections (TPI)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 07/13/23
  • Amniotic and Placental Derived Product Injections and/or Applications for Musculoskeletal Indications, Non-Wound
  • Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate
  • Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
  • Respiratory Care
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 06/08/23
  • Urine Drug Testing
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 03/09/23
  • Magnetic-Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) for Essential Tremor and Tremor Dominant Parkinson's Disease
  • Cataract Surgery in Adults
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 10/27/22
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections and Procedures
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 08/25/22
  • Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Primary Refractory or Relapsed Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma with B-cell or T-cell Origin
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 05/26/22
  • Lumbar Epidural Injections
  • MolDX: 4 KScore® Assay
  • MolDX: Molecular Testing for Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Neoplasia
  • Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 2/24/22
  • LCD: Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for Ischemic Heart Disease
  • LCD: MolDX: Plasma-Based Genomic Profiling in Solid Tumors
  • LCD: Epidural Steroid Injections for Pain Management
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 08/31/21
  • LCD: Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE)
  • LCD: Epidural Procedures for Pain Management
  • Billing and Coding Article: Epidural Procedures for Pain Management
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 07/21/21
  • Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for Non-Wound Injections
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 06/03/21
  • Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 02/24/21 Recording and Transcript
All 11/05/20
  • Colon Capsule Endoscopy (CCE)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 10/21/20
  • Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 07/15/20
  • Fluid Jet System in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 07/16/20
  • Computed Tomography Cerebral Perfusion Analysis (CTP)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 06/17/20
  • Implantable Continuous Glucose Monitor (I-CGM)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 06/10/20
  • Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF)
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 06/10/20
  • Lab: Urine Drug Testing
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 05/20/20
  • Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Agenda [PDF]
Recording and Transcript
All 11/12/19
  • Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Billing and Coding LCA
Recording and Transcript
All 09/09/19
  • Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Recording and Transcript
Last Updated Aug 29 , 2024