March 13, 2018
By Ronald Hirsch, MD
News Alert: No National Coverage Determination for Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators
For implanted cardioverter defibrillators, (ICDs) there is no national coverage determination (NCD), nor is there an implementation date. As we have reported in past editions of RACmonitor eNews, the national coverage determination (NCD) for placement of implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) was recently updated. As I reported last week, the changes…
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