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View these additional FAQs about clinical trials and device coverage.

A repetitive service is defined as medically necessary ambulance transportation that is furnished three or more times during a...

The following article provides a list of common terms used by the medical review department for prior authorization requests.

Do you find it challenging to identify a Medicare coverage policy concerning a particular item or service? Not sure what to do...

FastTrack to Medicare coverage policies provides a hierarchy of critical resources to determine if a Medicare policy exists, and...

Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) develop LCDs to describe circumstances for Medicare coverage for our jurisdictions...

A procedure can have other policies or guidelines besides an LCD or NCD. The CMS website has a wealth of information. Read this...

First Coast may consider coverage of a humanitarian use device, intended to benefit a small patient population, when the...

Important information notifying users of the requirements for approval of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) studies.

View these billing and coding instructions of routine costs for qualifying clinical trials.