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  • Kimberly-Clark® Patient Warming System (Kimberly-Clark Health Care) for Cardiac Applications – View Report
  • Kinesio® Taping Method (Kinesio Holding Corp.) for Injury and Rehabilitation – View Report
  • Knotless Suture Anchors for Shoulder Instability Repair – View Report
  • Laminotomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – View Report
  • Laparoscopic Exploration of the Contralateral Groin During Repair of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia – View Report
  • Laparoscopic Ileal Interposition and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes [REVISED 02.16.09] – View Report
  • Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity – View Report
  • Laparoscopic Repair of Primary Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia – View Report
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Super Obesity in Adults – View Report
  • Laser Angioplasty Using The Clirpath® Excimer Laser Catheter (Spectranetics Corp.) for Peripheral Arterial Disease – View Report
  • Laser Photocoagulation of Macular Drusen as Prophylaxis Against Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration – View Report
  • Licox® Brain Oxygen Monitoring System (Integra NeuroSciences Inc.) for Traumatic Brain Injury – View Report
  • LiDCO™ Cardiac Sensor Systems (LiDCO Ltd.) for Monitoring Cardiac Output – View Report
  • LifeVest System (Asahi Kasei Corp.) Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest – View Report
  • Ligasure™ Vessel Sealing System (Valleylab) for Hysterectomy – View Report
  • Light Therapy for Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders – View Report
  • Limb-Lengthening Surgery for Short Stature – View Report
  • Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) Test (PLAC® Test) (diaDexus Inc.) for Prediction of Ischemic Stroke – View Report
  • Lipoprotein Subclass Quantification Using NMR LipoProfile® Test (LipoScience Inc.) for Atherosclerosis/Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) – View Report
  • Liposuction for Lymphedema – View Report
  • Liver Transplantation for Obese Adults – View Report
  • Low-Frequency Ultrasound Using the Mist Therapy System (Celleration Inc.) for Treatment of Wounds – View Report
  • Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – View Report
  • Luma™ Cervical Imaging System (MediSpectra Inc.) for Detection of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia – View Report
  • Macugen® (pegaptanib sodium) (OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.) for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration – View Report
  • MammaPrint® (Agendia BV) Genetic Assay for Breast Cancer [Advanced to Genetic Test Evaluation Service] – View Report
  • MammoSite® Radiation Therapy System (Proxima Therapeutics Inc.) for Treatment of Breast Cancer – View Report
  • Mastectomy for Gynecomastia – View Report
  • Measurement of Core Temperature Using Temporal Artery (TA) Thermometer – View Report
  • Mechanical Embolus Removal Device (Merci® Retriever) (Concentric Medical Inc.) for Ischemic Stroke – View Report
  • Medihoney® Dressing (Derma Sciences Inc.) for Wound Healing – View Report
  • MedX Machine (MedX Corp.) for Neck or Low Back Pain – View Report
  • MelaFind (MELA Sciences Inc.) for Detection of Malignant Melanoma – View Report
  • Meniett Low-Pressure Pulse Generator (Medtronic ENT) for Treatment of Ménière’s Disease – View Report
  • METRx Microscope System (Medtronic Sofamor Danek Inc.) for Microdiscectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation – View Report
  • Microsurgical Treatment of Postmastectomy Lymphedema – View Report
  • Microwave Endometrial Ablation (MEA™) System (Microsulis Medical Ltd.) for Menorrhagia – View Report
  • Microwave Surgical Ablation System (Guidant Corp.) for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation – View Report
  • MindStreams Cognitive Health Assessment (NeuroTrax Corp.) Product Suite (U.S. Clinical Edition) for Assessing Mild Cognitive Impairment – View Report
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (mild; Vertos Medical Inc.) for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – View Report
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MITLIF) for Treatment of Lumbar Disc Disease – View Report
  • MiniMed Paradigm® REAL-Time Closed-Loop Continuous Insulin Infusion and Blood Glucose Monitoring System (Medtronic MiniMed Inc.) – View Report
  • Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT) (CardioNet Ambulatory ECG Monitor; CardioNet Inc.) for Home Monitoring of Cardiac Patients – View Report
  • Modulith® SLX Lithotripter (Storz Medical AG) for Treatment of Renal Calculi – View Report
  • Nasal Potential Difference (NPD) Test For Cystic Fibrosis (CF) – View Report
  • Natalizumab (Tysabri®, Biogen Idec and Elan Pharmaceuticals) for Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis – View Report
  • Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) for Cholecystectomy – View Report
  • Nc-stat® System (NeuroMetrix Inc.) for Noninvasive Nerve Conduction Testing of Upper Extremity Neuropathy – View Report
  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (INVOS® Cerebral/Somatic Oximeter) (Covidien) for Adult Cerebral Indications – View Report
  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) (INVOS® Cerebral Oximeter; Somanetics Corp.) for Monitoring Pediatric Heart Surgery – View Report
  • Nebulized Antibiotic Therapy for Chronic Sinusitis – View Report
  • Needleless Intravenous Infusion Devices and Bloodstream Infections in Patients – View Report
  • Nerve Integrity Monitoring (NIM) Systems (Medtronic Inc.) for Intraoperative Monitoring of Motor Nerve Function during Thyroidectomy – View Report
  • NeuraGen Nerve Guide (Integra LifeSciences Corp.) for Repair of Severed Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity – View Report
  • Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment (Neuromonics Inc.) – View Report
  • Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) Testing Using the Cytopathic Effect (CPE) Assay to Assess Interferon Beta Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis – View Report
  • Neutralizing Antibody (NAb) Testing Using the Myxovirus Protein A (MxA) Assay to Assess Interferon Beta Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis – View Report
  • Neutrospec® (technetium-99M fanolesomab) (Palatin Technologies Inc.) for Diagnosis of Equivocal Appendicitis – Revised 12.20.05 – View Report
  • NK Pressure-Specified Sensory Device™ (Sensory Management Services LLC) for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis – View Report
  • Nonmyeloablative (NMA) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) – View Report
  • NovoSeven® Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) (Novo Nordisk Inc.) for Treatment of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage – View Report
  • NovoSeven® Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) (Novo Nordisk Inc.) for Treatment of Surgical Bleeding – View Report
  • NovoSeven® Coagulation Factor VIIa (Recombinant) (Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Inc.) for the Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Congenital Hemophilia A or B (Factor VIII or IX Deficiency Hemophilia) – View Report
  • Nplate® (Romiplostim) (Amgen Inc.) for Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in Adults – View Report
  • Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum in Children – View Report
  • O-arm Imaging System (Medtronic Inc.) for Guiding Pedicle Screw Placement in Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spinal Surgery – View Report
  • Oasis Wound Matrix (Cook Biotech Inc.) for Lower Extremity Ulcers – View Report
  • Office-Based Phototherapy for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults – View Report
  • Office-Based Phototherapy for Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Children – View Report
  • Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation for Spinal Cord Injury – View Report
  • OnControl Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration Systems (Vidacare Corp.) – View Report
  • On-X Prosthetic Heart Valve (On-X Life Technologies Inc.) for Cardiac Valve Replacement – View Report
  • Onyx® Liquid Embolic System (ev3 Inc.) for Treatment of Cranial and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations – View Report
  • Open Bristow-Latarjet Procedure for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability – View Report
  • OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring System (Medtronic Inc.) for Management of Heart Failure – View Report
  • Orthotic Compression Bracing for Treatment of Pectus Carinatum – View Report
  • Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Articular Disorders of the Ankle – View Report
  • Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation (OAT) or Mosaicplasty for Lesions of the Talus (Ankle) – View Report
  • Outpatient Cervical Traction for Treatment of Neck Pain – View Report
  • Panniculectomy for Abdominal Contouring Following Massive Weight Loss – View Report
  • Patellofemoral Replacement for Isolated Osteoarthritis of the Knee – View Report
  • Pentacel® (Sanofi Pasteur Ltd.) for Active Immunization of Infants and Children – View Report
  • Percutaneous Cryoablation for Treatment of Renal Cell Cancer – View Report
  • Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis for Chronic Back Pain – View Report
  • Percutaneous Ethanol Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma – View Report
  • Percutaneous Extracorporeal Transseptal Ventricular Support Using the TandemHeart® PTVA® System (CardiacAssist Inc.) for Cardiogenic Shock and High-Risk Cardiac Interventions – View Report
  • Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Limb Ischemia with the AngioJet® Rheolytic Thrombectomy System (Possis Medical Inc.) – View Report
  • Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy for Deep Vein Thrombosis with the AngioJet® Rheolytic Thrombectomy System (Possis Medical Inc.) – View Report
  • Percutaneous Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren Contracture – View Report
  • Percutaneous Sacroplasty for Treatment of Sacral Insufficiency Fractures – View Report
  • Percutaneous Transcatheter Coil Embolization for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) – View Report
  • Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures – View Report
  • Peripheral Nerve Decompression for Diabetic Neuropathy – View Report
  • Photodynamic Therapy with Visudyne® (verteporfin) (QLT Inc.) for Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR) – View Report
  • Photodynamic Therapy with Visudyne® (verteporfin) (QLT Inc.) for Choroidal Hemangioma – View Report
  • Photodynamic Therapy with Visudyne® (verteporfin) (QLT Inc.) for Idiopathic Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) – View Report
  • Phototherapy Blankets Versus Standard Phototherapy Lights for the Treatment of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia – View Report
  • Phototherapy for Early-Stage Mycosis Fungoides – View Report
  • PHOTREX™ (rostaporfin) Photodynamic Therapy (Miravant Medical Technologies) for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration – View Report
  • Pillar® Palatal Implant System (Medtronic Xomed Inc.) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea – View Report
  • Pipeline Embolization Device (Covidien ev3) for Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms – View Report
  • Plasmapheresis for Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis – View Report
  • Pleurx™ Pleural Catheter (Denver Biomedical Inc.) for Home Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions – View Report
  • Pneumatic Compression Devices for Treatment of Peripheral Lymphedema – View Report
  • Point-of-Care Testing for Glycated Hemoglobin (A1c) Using Bayer A1CNow+ Multi-Test A1C System (Bayer HealthCare LLC) for Management of Diabetes – View Report
  • Point-of-Care Thromboelastography and Platelet Function Testing for Management of Perioperative Transfusion Therapy in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients – View Report
  • Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Interbody Cages for Spinal Fusion – View Report
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Assays For Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Surveillance Testing – View Report
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-Based Assays for Rapid Diagnosis of Clostridium Difficile in Hospitalized Patients – View Report
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Molecular Testing for Diagnosis of Group B Streptococcal Infection in Newborns – View Report
  • Pooled Human Thrombin or Recombinant Human Thrombin Versus Bovine Thrombin for Surgical Hemostasis – View Report
  • Portal Vein Embolization for Liver Regeneration Followed by Staged Hepatectomy for Cholangiocarcinoma – View Report
  • Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate (KTP) Laser Photoselective Vaporization Prostatectomy (PVP) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (GreenLight PV™; Laserscope) – View Report
  • Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (PITA) for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – View Report
  • Preadmission Patient Bathing with 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths (Sage Products Inc.) for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection – View Report
  • Prehospital/Emergency Department Therapeutic Hypothermia for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in Adults – View Report
  • Preoperative Whole-Body Bathing with Chlorhexidine Gluconate 4% for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection – View Report
  • Prestige® ST Cervical Disc System (Medtronic Sofamor Danek) for Degenerative Disc Disease – View Report
  • Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding for Cleft Lip and Palate Repair in Children – View Report
  • ProDisc™-C Total Cervical Disc Replacement (Synthes Spine Co.) – View Report
  • Progesterone Prophylaxis for Women at High Risk for Preterm Delivery (PTD) – View Report
  • Promacta® (Eltrombopag) Tablets (GlaxoSmithKline) for Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) – View Report
  • Prostate Px® (Aureon Laboratories Inc.) for Prediction of Recurrence of Prostate Cancer [Withdrawn from Market] – View Report
  • Prostate Saturation Biopsy for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer – View Report
  • Provenge (Dendreon Corp.) Vaccine for Treatment of Prostate Cancer – View Report
  • Provent Sleep Apnea Therapy (Ventus Medical Inc.) – View Report
  • PS Medical® Strata® II Valve (Medtronic Inc.) for Shunt-Dependent Pediatric Hydrocephalus – View Report
  • P-Stim (Biegler GmbH) Auricular Electroacupuncture for Pain Management – View Report
  • Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension – View Report
  • Qsymia (phentermine/topiramate; Vivus Inc.) for Obesity Management – View Report
  • Quadramet® (samarium Sm-153 lexidronam) (Cytogen Corp.) for Treatment of Bone Pain Due to Osteoblastic Metastatic Bone Cancer – View Report
  • QuantiFERON® (Cellestis Ltd.) Blood Test for Tuberculosis – View Report
  • Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG) for Evaluation of Depression – View Report
  • QuickVue® (Quidel Corp.) Influenza A+B Test for the Rapid Detection of Influenza Types A and B Viral Antigens – View Report
  • Quotient ADHD System (BioBehavioral Diagnostics Company [BioBDx]) for Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – View Report
  • Radiation Therapy for Prevention of Keloid Scarring – View Report
  • Radioactive Seed Localization (RSL) of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions for Surgical Excision – View Report
  • Radiofrequency Ablation for Renal Tumors – View Report
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache – View Report
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Malignant Pulmonary Tumors in Nonsurgical Candidates – View Report
  • Radioiodinated Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) Targeted Radiation Therapy for Refractory or Relapsed Neuroblastoma – View Report
  • Reclast® (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.) for Bone Loss Prevention During Breast Cancer Chemotherapy – View Report
  • Rehabilitation Therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) – View Report
  • Relieva Balloon Sinuplasty (Acclarent Inc.) for Chronic Sinusitis in Adults – View Report
  • Relieva Balloon Sinuplasty (Acclarent Inc.) for Chronic Sinusitis in Children – View Report
  • Remicade (Infliximab; Janssen Biotech Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company) for Treatment of Neurosarcoidosis – View Report
  • Remicade (Infliximab; Janssen Biotech Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company) for Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis – View Report
  • Renal Stenting for Treatment of Renal Stenosis in Patients with Hypertension – View Report
  • Repose® Tongue and Hyoid Suspension (THS) System (Medtronic Xomed Inc.) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea – View Report
  • RESPeRATE® (InterCure Ltd.) Device to Lower Blood Pressure – View Report
  • ResQPOD® Impedance Threshold Device (ITD) (Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc.) for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – View Report
  • Retaane® (anecortave acetate for depot suspension) (Alcon Research Ltd.) for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration – View Report
  • Rituxan® (Rituximab) (Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.) for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) – View Report
  • Rituxan® (rituximab) (Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.) for Graft-Versus-Host Disease – View Report
  • Rituxan® (Rituximab) (Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.) for Multiple Sclerosis – View Report
  • Rituxan® (rituximab) (Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.) for Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory to Methotrexate and/or Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Inhibitors – View Report
  • Rituxan® (Rituximab) (Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc.) for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Adrenalectomy (da Vinci® Surgical System) (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair Using the da Vinci® Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Cardiac Valve Replacement Using the da Vinci Robotic System (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Hysterectomy (da Vinci® Surgical System) (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair Using the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) – View Report
  • Robotically Assisted Nephrectomy for Renal Malignancy Using the da Vinci® Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical Inc.) for Adult Patients – View Report
  • Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery – View Report

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