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Yes, but only for some Medicare beneficiaries as evaluated on a case-by-case basis, under a new policy announced on June 27, 2012 as follows:
Decision Memo for Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity (CAG-00250R2)
Medicare Administrative Contractors acting within their respective jurisdictions may determine coverage of stand-alone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for the treatment of co-morbid conditions related to obesity in Medicare beneficiaries only when all of the following conditions A-C are satisfied.
A. The beneficiary has a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2,
B. The beneficiary has at least one co-morbidity related to obesity, and
C. The beneficiary has been previously unsuccessful with medical treatment for obesity.
Read the entire official announcement at the link below.
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