On February 11, 2009 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed national coverage decision memorandum not to pay for computed tomographic colonography (so-called virtual colonoscopy) to screen for colorectal cancer.
The evidence is inadequate to conclude that CT colonography is an appropriate colorectal cancer screening test under §1861(pp)(1) of the Social Security Act. CT colonography for colorectal cancer screening remains noncovered.
The national coverage decision will not be final until 30 days after February 11 to allow for public comments. Individuals and organizations concerned about the proposed decision can submit a comment online. However, CMS does not now cover screening CT colonography.
IMPORTANT: If you want to submit a comment to CMS online, you MUST click on and open the CMS PHI Posting Policy and then check off that you have read it. If you don’t click on the underlined link, you cannot enter a check mark, your personal information, or your comment. Read the rest of this entry »




