POLICY CARDIAC RHYTHM AND HEART FAILURE

Learn about CMS's broad initiatives to tie Medicare payment to quality and value of healthcare services.

MEDICARE COVERAGE

Medicare has issued national coverage determinations (NCDs) for the following CRHF therapies:

Search the Medicare Coverage Database.

IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS

pdf Understanding Medicare Coverage for ICDs (.pdf)

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Medicare covered indications for the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) based on the national coverage determination (NCD) for ICDs

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

pdf Coding and Coverage for MRI in Medicare Patients with a CIED (.pdf)

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Coverage and coding document for a Medicare cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) patient receiving an MRI scan..

MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES

To determine the Medicare physician payment rates in your area, consult the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) search tool.

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