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CMS to add lung cancer screening counseling under the Medicare program

MDS 3.0 Insider, February 20, 2015

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According to a memo released by CMS, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that the evidence is sufficient to add a lung cancer screening counseling and shared decision making visit, and for appropriate beneficiaries, annual screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT), as an additional preventive service benefit under the Medicare program only if all of the following beneficiary eligibility criteria are met:

• Age 55 – 77 years;
• Asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of lung cancer);
• Tobacco smoking history of at least 30 pack-years (one pack-year = smoking one pack per day for one year; 1 pack = 20 cigarettes);
• Current smoker or one who has quit smoking within the last 15 years; and
• Receives a written order for LDCT lung cancer screening that meets certain criteria

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