CTA Coverage Responsibility of
Contractors
CMS has decided not to issue a national coverage determination
on the use of computed tomography angiography (CTA)
for coronary artery disease at this time. Coverage for the
procedure will be determined by the contractors through the
local coverage determination (LCD) process or through caseby-case adjudication. The final decision represented a change
to what CMS had proposed in December 2007, when the
agency said it would cover CTA for beneficiaries in research
studies only through the coverage with evidence development
(CED) process.
The determination can be accessed at http://tiny.cc/JKeeN
Note: No contrast imaging products are approved for CTA. |