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The rules say that plans must pay for a medical service or item if regular Medicare would pay for it in this case. 
You can find this rule at 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 422.101. 
 
The rules state that all the following must be present for coverage eligibility: 
 
    The patient must have 
        Any cancer diagnosis 
        AND a clinical indication for germline (inherited) testing for hereditary cancer 
        AND a risk factor for germline (inherited) cancer 
        AND has not been previously tested with the same germline genetic content. 
    The test has satisfactorily completed a Technical Assessment (TA) by Molecular Diagnostic Services 
Program (MolDX) for the stated indications of the test. 
    The test performed includes at least the minimum genetic content (genes or genetic variants) with definitive 
or well-established guidelines-based evidence required for clinical decision making for its intended use that can 
be reasonably detected by the test. 
        Because these genes and variants will change as the literature and drug indications evolve, they are listed 
separately in associated documents, such as the MolDX TA forms. 
        A single gene or variant may be tested if it is the only gene or variant considered to be reasonable and 
necessary for a cancer type. 
    If a previous test was performed with a similar/duplicative intended use, a subsequent test is only reasonable 
and necessary if the non-duplicative genetic content of the second test is reasonable and necessary. 
    If the test is an NGS test, it must abide by all conditions listed in the NCD 90.2. 
 
Situations in which a test should not be used or coverage is denied: 
 
The test in question will be non-covered if: 
 
    It is an NGS tests and does not fulfill all the criteria set forth in the NCD 90.2 
    A previous test was performed for the same genetic content 
    It is a panel or single gene test used to identify a known familial variant(s) that could be identified with a test 
targeted to that specific variant(s) 
    It is a panel or single gene test used to confirm a variant(s) detected by somatic tumor testing that can be confirmed by a test targeted to that specific variant(s) 
    A satisfactory TA is not completed 
    For tests that are currently covered but a TA submission has not been made, providers must submit complete 
TA materials by the original effective date of the policy or coverage will be denied. 
 
You can find this information in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) MolDX: Lab-Developed Tests for 
Inherited Cancer Syndromes in Patients with Cancer L38974 
  
Germline (Inherited) Cancer: 
 
Effective for services performed on or after January 27, 2020, CMS has determined that NGS as a diagnostic 
laboratory test is reasonable and necessary and covered nationally for patients with germline (inherited) cancer, 
when performed in a CLIA-certified laboratory, when ordered by a treating physician and when all of the 
following requirements are met: 
   a. Patient has: 
 
    ovarian or breast cancer; and, 
    a clinical indication for germline (inherited) testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer; and, 
    a risk factor for germline (inherited) breast or ovarian cancer; and 
    not been previously tested with the same germline test using NGS for the same germline genetic content. 
 
   b. The diagnostic laboratory test using NGS must have all of the following: 
 
    FDA-approval or clearance; and, 
    results provided to the treating physician for management of the patient using a report template to specify 
treatment options. 
 
You can find this information in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Next Generation Sequencing 
(NGS) 90.2. 
 
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