Other Issuances: CMS finalizes noncoverage of surgical never events
Medicare Weekly Update, January 20, 2009
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CMS finalizes noncoverage of surgical never events
On January 15, CMS issued national coverage determinations (NCD) finalizing its proposals not to cover certain surgical never events.
View the NCD for surgery on the wrong patient.
View the NCD for wrong site surgery.
View the NCD for wrong surgery on the patient.
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