Several Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have released their proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management. In addition to the open comment period, MACs are inviting the public to join open meetings to discuss the proposed LCD.
We encourage all interested members to join their respective MAC open meeting to provide comments on the proposed LCD for facet joint interventions for pain management.
Please email healthpolicy@aapmr.org if you plan to attend your open meeting, or if you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding this proposed LCD.
The details for the open meetings are as follows:
- CGS Administrators, LLC (CGS)
- National Government Services, Inc. (NGS)
- Meeting States: CT, IL, ME, MA, MN, NH, NY, RI, VT, WI
- Public Meeting Registration: October 15, 2020 at 1-5 pm (ET)
- Proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management (DL35936). Comment Period Ends November 7, 2020
- Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (Noridian)
- Meeting States: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY
- Public Meeting Registration: October 21, 2020 at 4-6 pm (ET)
- Proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD): Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management (DL38801). Comment Period Ends November 7, 2020
- Palmetto GBA (Palmetto)
- Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS)