Response to Comments: Non-Invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for Stable Ischemic Heart Disease (L38839)

This article is a response-to-comments regarding the draft LCD on noninvasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) for stable ischemic heart disease and notes noninvasive FFR as an alternative to invasive intracoronary instrumentation for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. The excerpt does not include explicit coverage decisions, limitations, documentation requirements, or frequency limits; review of the complete LCD L38839 is required for actionable coverage criteria.

"Noninvasive fractional flow reserve (noninvasive FFR) may be used as an alternative modality to assess the hemodynamic significance of coronary lesions in patients with known or suspected coronary ..."

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