Cryosurgery of Prostate

CMS National Coverage Determination | ncd_id=123 | manual_section=230.9 | coverage_level_code=3 | national_coverage_type=True | under_review=True | lab_ncd=False

Cryosurgery of the prostate as a salvage therapy is not covered for any services performed prior to June 30, 2001. Salvage Cryosurgery of Prostate After Radiation Failure. Salvage cryosurgery of the prostate for recurrent cancer is medically necessary and appropriate only for those patients with localized disease who: Have failed a trial of radiation therapy as their primary treatment; and Meet one of the following conditions: Stage T2B or below, Gleason score Cryosurgery as salvage therapy is therefore not covered under Medicare after failure of other therapies as the primary treatment. Cryosurgery as salvage is only covered after the failure of a trial of radiation therapy, under the conditions noted above.