US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 170.1
General
Effective for services performed from May 16, 2006 through August 13, 2007, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) made the decision that lumbar artificial disc replacement (LADR) with the
ChariteTM lumbar artificial disc is non-covered for Medicare beneficiaries over 60 years of age. See Pub. 100-
03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, section 150.10, for more information about the non-covered determination.
Effective for services performed on or after August 14, 2007, CMS made the decision that LADR with any
lumbar artificial disc is non-covered for Medicare beneficiaries over 60 years of age, (i.e., on or after a
beneficiary’s 61
st
birthday).
For Medicare beneficiaries 60 years of age and younger, there is no national coverage determination for
LADR, leaving such determinations to continue to be made by the local contractors.
History
(Rev. 1340, Issued: 09-21-07, Effective: 08-14-07, Implementation: 10-01-07)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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