LCD and Article Updates for November 2024

Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Articles

The following Local Coverage Determinations and Billing and Coding Articles have been finalized and will become effective on the specific dates indicated below:

Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS) (L37244) (A56588)

Released from Proposed to Final LCD, effective for services performed on or after 11/17/2024.

Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (L33579) (A52868)

This LCD was released to Final, effective for services performed on or after 11/24/2024.

Artificial Intelligence Enabled CT Based Quantitative Coronary Topography (AI-QCT)/Coronary Plaque Analysis (AI-CPA) (L39863) (A59733)

Effective for services performed on or after 11/24/2024.

Billing and Coding Articles 

Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures (A56766)

The following ICD-10 codes have been added to Group 1 in the ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity section, K11.3, K68.12, K68.19, K68.3, K75.0, N60.01, N60.02, N83.201, N83.202, N83.291, N83.292, N88.8, N89.8, N90.7.  

Posted 11/25/2024