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Cardiac Devices, Part 2:

Combine NCD Frequency Guidelines With LCD Details for Pacemaker Clinic Services

Published on Thu May 12, 2016

When the national policy doesn’t define applicable codes, your local policy may be able to help. Do you know where to find frequency guidelines on pacemaker clinic services such as programming and interrogation evaluations? Pacemaker clinic services get a mention in Section 20.8.1.1, Transtelephonic Monitoring of Cardiac Pacemakers, in the Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual (www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/ncd103c1_Part1.pdf). In general, [...]
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