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Medical Policy Updates
These local coverage determinations (LCDs), which Novitas posted for notice on Oct. 9, 2014, are now effective for Jurisdiction H (JH):
Notivas has revised these JH LCDs:
Novitas has added these following JH local coverage articles:
- Routine Foot Care (A51184), and
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS) (A53852). Note the following:
- Report all surgical procedures performed in the same operative session on the same claim.
- Do not report multiple instances of 17312 and 17314 on separate claim lines. Total the services, and enter the total as a single item with the appropriate number of units of service. These codes refer to the number of blocks, not number of slides.
- If a Mohs procedure is performed on a completely separate lesion on the same date of service, report each first stage (17311 or 17313) code on a separate claim line with modifier 59 signifying a separate and distinct lesion. If additional stages are required on the additional lesion, report the second stage codes (17312 or 17314) on separate claim lines with modifier 59.
- A Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certification number is required on all claims submitted for Mohs surgery. Submit the CLIA number in item 23 on the CMS-1500 claim form or the electronic equivalent.
This JH local coverage article has been revised: Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) (A53186).
Novitas retired these JH LCDs effective Dec. 3, 2014:
- Category III Codes (L32691),
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) (L32729),
- Lumbar Matrix Scan (L32609),
- Off Label Use Autologous Cellular Immunotherapy Treatment of Malignancy of Prostate (L32615),
- Routine Foot Care (L32669), and
- Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (L32620).
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Published Dec. 10, 2014
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