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Response to Comments: Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture (VCF)
A57818
Effective: February 19, 2020
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
This document is a response-to-comments notice related to the Local Coverage Determination for Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF). It states the official LCD notice period begins January 3, 2020 and that the final determination is effective for services on or after February 19, 2020; the document does not itself specify clinical coverage criteria or limitations.
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"The official notice period for the final Local Coverage Determination (LCD) begins on 2020-01-03."
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