CMS Finalizes NGS Test National Coverage Determination, Removes Evidence Development for LDTs

Mar 16, 2018

This article has been updated with information about NGS cancer panels with FDA-approved companion diagnostic indications.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – CMS on Friday finalized the draft national coverage determination it issued last year on next-generation sequencing cancer panels, altering the determination to no longer include coverage with evidence development (CED) for tests that haven't been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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