tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 6

Part B Coverage: Medicare to Cover Lung Cancer Screening Scans

Patients with long history of smoking can now qualify for LDCT. Although CMS usually saves its new coverage announcements for the first of the year, the agency surprised practices on Feb. 5 when it announced that Medicare would begin covering lung cancer screenings using low dose computed tomography (LDCT) effective immediately. Medicare patients will be eligible for the lung cancer screening annually if they meet the criteria below: Age 55 to 77 Showing no signs or symptoms of lung cancer Either current smokers or quit within the past 15 years Tobacco smoking history of at least one pack a...

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