Part B Draft Policies - Status
*Current Status Indicators are as follows:
D = draft under development; not yet released for comment
C = draft LCD released for comment
E = formal comment period has ended; comments now being considered
F = final LCD has been issued (this is not the local coverage determination effective date)
A = active policy; notice period complete and the policy is in effect
Actual date of release of the final LCD is the date the policy is published in our newsletter/Website.
The effective date is 45 days after the release/publication of the final LCD.
Draft LCD Title
GSURG-052 Application of Bioengineered Skin Substitutes and Skin Grafting
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
CV-004 Cardiovascular Stress Testing
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
HONC-010 Chemotherapy Drugs and Their Adjuncts
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
RAD-033 Computerized Tomography (CAT Scans)
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
RAD-024 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
CV-033 Noninvasive Vascular Testing
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
CV-037 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
GSURG-043 Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS)
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
PHYSMED-009 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
CV-007 Transesophageal Echocardiography (includes Intraoperative TEE)
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
CV-026 Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
08/06/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
12/03/2008
Current Status*
C
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
Web Link to Final LCD
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
Draft LCD Title
GSURG-050 Stereotactic Computer Assisted Volumetric and/or Navigational Procedure
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
05/30/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
09/03/2008
Current Status*
F
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
10/01/2008
Web Link to Final LCD
GSURG-050
Link to Final Comments
Final Comments
Draft LCD Title
AN-030 Sedation and Analgesia by Non-anesthesiologists
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
05/30/2008
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Stephen.Boren@wpsic.com
Dr. Stephen Boren
WPS Medicare
111 E. Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601
End Date for Comment Period
09/03/2008
Current Status*
F
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
10/01/2008
Web Link to Final LCD
AN-030
Link to Final Comments
Final Comments
Draft LCD Title
INJ-023 Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents Epoetin alfa (EPO), Darbepoetin alfa (DPA)
Date of Release of Draft LCD for Comment
05/18/2007
Comments should be sent via e-mail/or written and sent to the following address
Kenneth.Bussan@wpsic.com
Dr. Kenneth Bussan
WPS Medicare
1751 W Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
End Date for Comment Period
07/06/2007
Current Status*
A
Actual Date of Release of Final LCD
03/01/2008
Web Link to Final LCD
INJ-023 Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents Epoetin alfa (EPO), Darbepoetin alfa (DPA)
Link to Final Comments
Not Yet Available
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