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Response to Comments: Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment - DL33797
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Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (J19)
Effective: June 18, 2020
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
This document is a response-to-comments summary for the proposed Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment Local Coverage Determination (DL33797), noting that 65 comments were consolidated into 23 unique comment/response items. It states that the DME MACs will base the final policy and responses on the best available published clinical evidence and CMS Program Integrity Manual guidance, but the provided excerpt does not contain specific clinical coverage criteria, limitations, frequency limits, or claim documentation requirements.
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"DME MACs must base final policy and responses on evidence of general acceptance in the medical community, including published original research in peer-reviewed journals, systematic reviews, meta-a..."
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