Posts Tagged ‘colon cancer’

In a May 11 decision memo for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that the evidence is inadequate to conclude that CTC is an appropriate colorectal cancer screening test and it remains noncovered.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to make computed tomography (CT) colonography’s noncovered status a national coverage determination (NCD).

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