TEB national non-coverage
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance cardiac output monitoring is non-covered for severe aortic regurgitation, patients with minute ventilation sensor pacemakers, during cardiac bypass surgery or for managing hypertension, according to a Jan. 23 CMS national coverage determination update. Scheduled to go into effect Feb. 23, the NCD clarifies a 1999 NCD permitting limited coverage for six uses...