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Drugs   top

Home Health/Durable Medical Equipment   top

Air Fluidized Beds
BioniCare Stimulator
Children's Mobility and Positioning Equipment
Continuous Monitoring of Glucose in the Interstitial Fluid
Continuous Passive Motion in the Home Setting
Cough Stimulating Device
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Electrical Stimulators, Neuromuscular
External Defibrillators
H-Wave Electrical Stimulation
Infrared Heating Pad System in the Home Setting
Infusion Therapy in the Home
Interferential Stimulation
Liss Body Stimulator
Lymphedema Pumps -Sequential Pneumatic Compression Device
Noninvasive Respiratory Assist Devices
Oscillatory Devices for the Treatment of Respiratory Conditions
Oxygen and Oxygen Supplies
Patient Lifts
Power Operated Vehicle (Scooter)
Pressure Reducing Support Surfaces
Pulsed Irrigation of Fecal Impaction  
Skilled Nursing Services
Speech Generating Devices
Transtympanic Micropressure Applications as a Treatment of Meniere's Disease
Wheelchairs
Wound Therapy, Noncontact Radiant Heat Bandage

Medical   top

Adoptive Immunotherapy
Allergy Immunotherapy (Desensitization)
Allergy Testing
Ambulance and Medical Transport Services
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Ambulatory Event Monitors
Analysis of Proteomic Patterns in Serum to Identify Ovarian Cancer
Anesthesia Services
Assays of Genetic Expression to Determine Prognosis of Breast Cancer
Autologous Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Damaged Myocardium
Automated Nerve Conduction Tests
Biofeedback
Breast Duct Endoscopy
Canalith Repositioning for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness Study
Chelation Therapy
Chemoembolization of the Hepatic Artery, Transcatheter Approach
Clinical Trial Services For Life Threatening Conditions
Collagen Cross Links as Markers of Bone Turnover
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Brain
Correlated Audioelectric Cardiography
Dermatoscopy
Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells
Dynamic Posturography
Electrocardiographic Body Surface Mapping
Electrodiagnostic Studies
Electroencephalograms
Electrogastrography, Cutaneous
Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
Enteral Nutrition
E-visits (Online Medical Evaluation)
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement
Fecal Analysis in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Dysbiosis
Fecal Calprotectin Test
Fecal Pancreatic Elastase-1 Test
Gait Analysis
Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Testing for Colon Cancer
Genetic Testing for Long QT Syndrome
Growth Factors for Wound Healing
HIV Genotyping and Phenotyping
Hyperbaric Oxygen Pressurization
Hyperhidrosis, Treatment of
Hyperthermia Therapy
Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (i.e., Clinical Ecology)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Serology
Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
Insulin Potentiation Therapy
Insulin Therapy, Chronic Intermittent Intravenous (CIIIT)
In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
Isolated Limb Perfusion
Kappa Lambda Clonal Excess
Laboratory Tests for Heart Transplant Rejection
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2
Macular Drusen, Photocoagulation
Medical Supplies and Surgical Dressings
Microarray based Gene Expression Testing for Cancers of Unknown Primary
Microwave Thermotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer
Non-Contact Ultrasound Treatment for Wounds
Non-BRCA Breast Cancer Risk Assessment(Onco Vue)
Non Invasive Measurements of Cardiac Hemodynamics in the Outpatient Setting
Non Invasive Measurement of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
Non Pharmacologic Treatment of Rosacea
Ocular Photoscreening
Observation Room Services
PathFinder TG Molecular Testing
Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (EMG)
Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
Private Duty Nursing Services
Prolotherapy
PUVA (Psoralens with Ultraviolet A) Therapy
Quantitative Sensory Testing
Radiofrequency Ablation of Pulmonary Tumors
Rhinomanometry and Acoustic Rhinometry
Serum Holo-Transcobalamin as a Marker of Vitamin B12 Status
Sexual Dysfunction Treatment, Female
Signal Averaged ECG
Skilled Nursing Facility Care
Skilled Nursing Services
Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis and Medical Management
Smoking Cessation Therapies
T - Wave Alternans
Targeted Phototherapy for Psoriasis
Telemedicine
Temporary Prostatic Stent
Thermography
Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Topographic Brain Mapping
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Tumor Markers
Tumor Vaccines
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Skin Lesions

Mental Health/Chemical Dependency   top

OB-GYN Reproduction   top

Radiology   top

Bone Mineral Density Studies
Brachytherapy, Intracavitary Balloon Catheter for Brain Cancer
Brachytherapy Treatment of Breast Cancer
Capsule Endoscopy, Wireless
Computed Tomography to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification
Computer-Aided Detection of Malignancy with MRI of the Breast
CT Perfusion Imaging
Electrical Impedance Scanning of the Breast
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging (IVUS)
Lung Cancer Screening, CT Scanning or Chest Radiographs
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Magnetoencephalography/Magnetic Source Imaging
Monoclonal Antibody Imaging
MRI Guided High Intensity Ultrasound Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Prostate Cancer Treatment with Brachytherapy
Transcatheter Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Foci in the Pulmonary Vein
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Percutaneous
Whole Body Computed Tomography Scan as a Screening Test

Surgery   top

Adrenal to Brain Transplantation
Angelchik Anti-Reflux Prosthesis
Ankle Replacement, Total
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Allograft
Arthroscopic Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Artificial Intervertebral Disc
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Balloon Sinuplasty for Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis
Bioengineered Skin
Bone Marrow Transplant Allogeneic for Genetic Diseases and Acquired Anemias
Bone Marrow Transplant Allogeneic for Myelodysplastic Diseases
Bone Marrow Transplant for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant for Astrocytomas and Gliomas
Bone Marrow Transplant for Autoimmune Diseases
Bone Marrow Transplant for Breast Cancer
Bone Marrow Transplant for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Bone Marrow Transplant for CLL and SLL
Bone Marrow Transplant for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Bone Marrow Transplant for Germ Cell Tumors
Bone Marrow Transplant for Hodgkin's Disease
Bone Marrow Transplant for Miscellaneous Tumors in Adults
Bone Marrow Transplant for Multiple Myeloma
Bone Marrow Transplant for Neuroectodermal Tumors and Ependymoma
Bone Marrow Transplant for Primary Amyloidosis or Waldenstrom
Bone Marrow Transplant for Solid Tumors of Childhood
Bone Morphogenetic Protein
Breast Surgeries
Cardiac (Heart) Transplantation
Carotid Artery Angioplasty / Stenting (CAS)
Cerebellar Stimulator-Pacemaker
Cerebral Angioplasty
Chemonucleolysis
Cochlear Implant
Collagen Implantation
Computer Assisted Surgical Navigational Orthopedic Procedures
Continuous Local Delivery of Anesthesia to Operative Site
Congenital Heart Defect, Repair Devices
Cord Blood as a Source of Stem Cells
Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Cryoablation or Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Cell Cancer
Cryosurgical Ablation of Solid Tumors of the Breast or Pancreas
Dental Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Dental, Reconstructive Services
Disc Nucleoplasty and Laser Discectomy
Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation
Electroencephalography, Stereotactic Approach
Electrothermal Arthroscopic Capsulorrhaphy
Endothelial Keratoplasty
Endovascular Stent Graft for Aortic Aneurysm
Epithelial Cell Cytology and Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
Epiretinal Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for Musculoskeletal Conditions
Fetal Mesencephalic Transplantation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Gastric Electrical Stimulation
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Transendoscopic Therapies
Heart-Lung Transplantation
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant for Non Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Hyperthemic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty (IDET)
Islet Transplantation
Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aids
Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
Keratoprosthesis
Liver Transplant
Lung and Lobar Lung Transplantation
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Mohs' Micrographic Surgery
Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Transplants of Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Treatment of Malignancy
Orthognathic Surgery
Osteochondral Grafting in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions
Otoplasty
Pancreas Transplant
Partial Hip Resurfacing
Percutaneous Axial Anterior Lumbar Fusion
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS) or Neuromodulation Therapy
Percutaneous Intradiscal Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation(PIRFT)
Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy
Periurethral Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Voiding Dysfunction
Pulmonary Artery Balloon Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal Approach
RACZ Neurolysis
Radiofrequency Facet Joint Denervation
Radiofrequency Tissue Remodeling for Urinary Stress Incontinence
Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Approach
Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery and Brow Lift
Refractive Surgery
Renal (Kidney) Transplantation
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Rhinoplasty
Sacral Nerve Neuromodulation/Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Saturation Biopsy for Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer
Septoplasty
Sexual Dysfunction Treatment, Male
Small Bowel, Small Bowel with Liver, or Multivisceral Transplant
Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS)
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal Surgery Using Interspinous Distraction Technology
Subtalar Arthroereisis
Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
Surgical Treatment of Chest Wall Deformities (Congenital or Acquired)
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD) Treatment
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator)
Thoracoscopic Laser Ablation of Emphysematous Pulmonary Bullae
Tinnitus Treatment
Topical Negative Pressure Therapy for Wounds
Total Facet Arthroplasty
Total Hip Resurfacing
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
Transanal Radiofrequence Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Varicose Veins, Treatment for
Vesicoureteral Reflux, Treatment with Periureteral Bulking Agents

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