CMS publishes LCD for oxygen
By HME News Staff
Updated 12:58 PM CST, Fri November 18, 2022
WASHINGTON – CMS has published a new local coverage and policy article for oxygen and oxygen equipment, AAHomecare reports.
Here is a link to the LCD: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?lcdid=33797
Here is a link to the policy article: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=52514
The new LCD goes into effect Jan. 1.
CMS is not required to provide a comment period, because the LCD contains what the agency calls “non-discretionary changes.”
Both the LCD and policy article remove references to chronic stable state, severe lung disease and the certification of medical necessity requirement.
CMS first published a proposed national coverage determination for home oxygen that eliminated the CMN requirement in July 2021. It published a final NCD in September of that year.
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