National Coverage Determination (NCD)

NCDs are developed by CMS to describe the circumstances for Medicare coverage nationwide for a specific medical service procedure or device. NCDs generally outline the conditions for which a service is considered to be covered (or not covered) and usually issued as a program instruction. In rare instances, if there is contradicting information in the NCD and LCD, the NCD overrides the LCD.

View all NCDs on the CMS website.

Providers may also access the various CMS CRs and associated documents issued as part of the ICD-10 conversion activities related to NCDs from the CMS ICD-10 webpage.

Additional Noridian Coverage Requirement Articles

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Topic Article Number Brief Description CPT / HCPCS Codes Referenced
Billing and Coding: Arthroscopic Lavage and Arthroscopic Debridement for Osteoarthritic Knees A54063 View coverage guidelines for Arthroscopic Lavage and Debridement for Osteoarthritic Knees 29871
Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery Coverage A53028 View bariatric surgery procedures defined by NCD as reasonable and necessary under specified conditions for the treatment of complications of morbid obesity. 43644, 43645, 43770, 43845, 43846, 43847, 43775
Billing and Coding: Implantable Automatic Defibrillators A56342 View Coverage and Billing requirements for Billing and Coding: Implantable Automatic Defibrillators coverage. 33202, 33203, 33215, 33216, 33217, 33218, 33220, 33223, 33224, 33225, 33230, 33231, 33240, 33241, 33243, 33244, 33249, 33262, 33263, 33264, 33270, 33271, 33272, 33273, C7537, C7538, C7539, C7540, G0448
Billing and Coding: Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIg) - NCD 250.3 A54643 View NCD 250.3 coverage guidelines for intravenous immune globulin. N/A
Billing and Coding: Positron Emission Tomography Scans Coverage A54668 View coverage, coding and billing information for Positron Emission Tomography Scans Coverage defined by the SSA, NCD and CMS manuals, including contractor determined coding criteria. 78429, 78430, 78431, 78432, 78433, 78434, 78459, 78491, 78492, 78608, 78609, 78811, 78812, 78813, 78814, 78815, 78816, A4641, A9515, A9526, A9552, A9555, A9580, A9586, A9587, A9588, A9591, A9592, A9593, A9594, A9597, A9598, G0235, Q9982, Q9983
Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence A53017 View coverage of Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence as defined by the CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) 230.18. 64561, 64581, 64585, 64590, 64595, A4290, C1767, C1778, C1820, C1883, C1897, L8680
Billing and Coding: Single Chamber and Dual Chamber Permanent Cardiac Pacemakers - Coding and Billing A54931 View coverage, coding and billing information for Single Chamber and Dual Chamber Permanent Pacemakers defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA), National Coverage Determination (NCD) and CMS manuals, including contractor determined coding criteria. 33206, 33207, 33208
Sterilization N/A View coverage and billing requirements for sterilization services to prevent reproduction. 55250, 58600, 58605, 58611, 58615, 58670, 58671

 

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Last Updated Dec 09 , 2023