US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 320
Artificial Hearts and Related Devices
Effective for claims with dates of service on or after December 1, 2020, as a result of a
reconsideration of National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.9 of the Medicare NCD
Manual, coverage determinations for artificial hearts and related devices shall be made by the
Medicare Administrative Contractors.
History
(Rev.10837; Issued: 06-11-21; Effective: 12-01-20; Implementation: 07-27-21)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
0b64e31ba7fecc7c4d54430974933259432a28ff9c086bac0eece6ab504a64cb
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