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Notification of Medicare Medical Policy Review December 2023

Medical Policy Name

Summary of Changes

Durable Medical Equipment

Annual Review

Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual Chp 1 part 4, sec 280

Medicare Benefit Manual Chp 15 sec 110

Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chp 20

MLN SE1103

BCBSNC Evidence of Coverage Chp 4

No CMS Updates; Minor Revisions only

Foresee Home AMD Monitoring (PDF)

Annual Review:

Sent to external physician for review

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf9/K091579.pdf

MEDCAC Meeting - Age-related Macular Degeneration (11/29/2005) (cms.gov)

External Physician Reviewed and did not recommend any changes; Minor Revisions only

Investigational (Experimental) Services

Annual Review

Medicare Claims Manual Chp 32 sec 68 & 69

Blue Medicare EOC Chp 4 sec 3.1

BCBSNC MCP: Investigational (Experimental) Services

Medicare Managed Care Manual Chp 4 sec 10.7.2 & 90.5

CMS Manual System 100-02 Transmittal 198

MLN Matters MM8921

Medicare Benefit Manual Chp 14 sec 20

No CMS Updates. Minor Revisions only

Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge to Edge Repair (PDF)

Annual Review

Final Decision Memorandum for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) (CAG-00438R)

No CMS Updates; Minor Revisions only

Refractive Surgical Procedures (PDF)

Annual Review

NCD 80.7

American Academy of Ophthalmology Refractive Errors and Refractive Surgery Preferred Practice Pattern 2017

External Physician Reviewed: did not recommend any changes; Minor Revisions only; Removed 65765 epikeratophakia under applicable codes; Updated reference #2 to reflect updated link

Rehabilitation Therapy

Annual Review

Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chp 1 sec 110

No CMS Updates. Minor Revisions only

Added the following statement to the beginning of policy: “This policy was implemented in the absence of National Coverage Determinations (NCD) or Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) coverage criteria.” Statement added to align with the 2024 CMS Final Rule.

Temporomandibular Joint Surgery (PDF)

Annual Review

BCBSNC Corporate Medical Policy “Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD) Treatment”

No CMS Updates. Minor Revisions only

Upper Limb Prosthetics (PDF)

Annual Review

BCBSNC Corporate Medical Policy “Myoelectric Prosthetic Components for the Upper Limb”

No CMS Updates. Additional reference added. Four (4) CPT codes added