Reference no: EM132469793

You are compliance coordinator . part of your job is to assist the admissions clerk and determine if Medicare will cover services ordered or if an advanced beneficiary notice needs to be given. You are developing a table for admission clerks to cross reference when admitting patients . to accomplish this you need to review the national coverage determination NCD for each procedure identified in table 5.5 and use the table to explain the NCD . NCD could be found on line at the CMSHHS

Does Medicare Cover Procedure? Yes/No

Identify Any Limitations on Coverage Implementation Date

NCD Section

Procedure

Vagus nerve stimulation

Lipid testing

Cytogenetic studies

Bariatric surgery for treatment of morbid obesity

Acupuncture

FDG PET for melanoma

Pancreas transplant

Mammogram

Refractive keratoplasty

Endothelial cell photography