The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed coverage decision memorandum on the use of computed tomographic (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, as a colorectal cancer screening test.
The memorandum concludes that there is insufficient evidence to establish that CT colonography improves net health benefits for asymptomatic, average risk Medicare beneficiaries. It proposes that CT colonography remain uncovered for colorectal cancer screening.
Read the proposed decision memorandum.
