April 13, 2023
LCD and Policy Article Revisions Summary for April 13, 2023
Outlined below are the principal changes to the DME MAC Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and Policy Article (PA) that have been revised and posted. The policy included is Suction Pumps. Please review the entire LCD and related PA for complete information.
Suction Pumps
LCD
Revision Effective Date: 04/01/2023
HCPCS CODES:
- Revised: Long descriptor for HCPCS code A4628
04/13/2023: Pursuant to the 21st Century Cures Act, these revisions do not require notice and comment because they are non-discretionary updates to CMS HCPCS coding determinations.
PA
Revision Effective Date: 04/01/2023
CODING GUIDELINES:
- Revised: “An oropharyngeal” to “An oral and/or oropharyngeal” in reference to HCPCS code A4628
04/13/2023: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.
Note: The information contained in this article is only a summary of revisions to the LCDs and/or PAs. For complete information on any topic, you must review the LCDs and/or PAs.