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Look for a National Policy on LAAC Coverage Coming Down the Pike

Published on Thu Dec 10, 2015

National requirements for FDA-approval and local requirements for code use could affect your claim. CMS released a proposed decision memo presenting a plan to limit coverage for left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) therapy using an implanted device to services in clinical studies meeting specified conditions. Examples of the specified conditions include using a device FDA-approved for patients with non-valvular atrial [...]
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