Medicare Administrative Contractor to Provide Coverage for AxiaLIF Next Year

Wilmington, N.C.-based spine device company TranS1 recently announced a Medicare Administrative Contractor has removed its non-coverage policy for the AxiaLIF procedure effective Jan. 1, 2012, according to a TranS1 news release.

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Palmetto GBA has indicated that its medical directors reviewed the AxiaLIF clinical information and recommended coverage for the procedure, which has been supported in the literature as clinically effective. Palmetto provides care to approximately 9 million Medicare beneficiaries in seven states.

With the addition of Palmetto coverage beginning next year, AxiaLIF will be covered for approximately 23 million people nationwide.

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