US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 320.1
Coding Requirements for Artificial Hearts Furnished Before May 1,
2008
(Rev. 3054, Issued: 08-29-14, Effective: 10-30- 13, Implementation: 09-30-14)
Effective for discharges before May 1, 2008, Medicare does not cover the use of artificial
hearts, either as a permanent replacement for a human heart or as a temporary life-support
system until a human heart becomes available for transplant (often referred to a "bridge to
transplant").
History
(Rev. 3054, Issued: 08-29-14, Effective: 10-30- 13, Implementation: 09-30-14)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
f3114433533dc055863a0e779772f73e1f7e359754f0c7e425202adf2406d9d2
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