CMS merges coverage for magnetic resonance angiography and MRI
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare agency finalizes its decision memo June 3 on magnetic resonance angiography, a specific application of magnetic resonance imaging used for blood flow determination, consolidating provisions under a single national coverage determination. The decision eliminates certain non-coverage language for MRA, but leaves most coverage decisions to the discretion of local contractors. CMS opened the coverage determination last October (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 12, 2009)