
Respiratory Assist Device (RAD) Qualifying Guidelines
CMS guidelines February 2011
I. Restrictive Thoracic Disorders
Respiratory Assist Device (RAD)
Qualifying Guidelines
ABGs (done while awake)
PaCO
2
≥ 52 mm Hg
(patient’s prescribed FiO
2
)
Sleep oximetry
Oxygen saturation ≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes, minimum
2 hours recording time (on 2 L/min O
2
or patient’s
prescribed FiO
2
, whichever is higher)
OSA and CPAP
treatment has
been considered
and ruled out
CMS guidelines
February 2011
Respiratory Assist Device (RAD) Documentation Requirements for Continued Coverage
Patients on an E0470 or E0471 device must be reevaluated no sooner than 61 days after
initiating therapy.
Required Documentation
• Progress of relevant symptoms
• Signed and dated statement by treating physician declaring patient using average
4 hours per 24-hour period and patient benefi ting from use
ResMed E0470 and E0471 Devices
E0470–Bilevel without a backup rate
• VPAP
™
Auto
• VPAP S
E0471–Bilevel with a backup rate
• VPAP ST
• VPAP Adapt
(E0470) or
(E0471)
Based on the treating
physician’s judgment
II. COPD
For COPD patients to qualify for a RAD with backup rate (E0471):
Situation 1
After period of initial use of an E0470; ABG (done while awake) shows PaCO
2
worsens ≥ 7 mm Hg compared to
original ABG result (on patient’s prescribed FiO
2
); PSG demonstrates oxygen saturation ≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes,
minimum 2 hours recording time, on an E0470, not caused by obstructive upper airway events (ie, AHI < 5).
(E0470)
Documentation of
neuromuscular disease
or severe thoracic cage
abnormality
Perform one of the following:
• ABGs (done while awake)
PaCO
2
≥ 45 mm Hg (patient’s prescribed FiO
2
) or
• Sleep oximetry
Oxygen saturation ≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes, minimum 2 hours
recording time (patient’s prescribed FiO
2
) or
• For neuromuscular disease only, either
FVC < 50% of predicted or MIP < 60 cm H
2
O
COPD does not
contribute
signifi cantly to
pulmonary limitation
Situation 2
No sooner than 61 days after initial use of E0470; ABG (done while awake) shows PaCO
2
≥ 52 mm
Hg (on patient’s prescribed FiO
2
); Sleep oximetry on an E0470 demonstrates oxygen saturation
≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes, minimum 2 hours recording time (on 2 L/min O
2
or patient’s prescribed FiO
2
,
whichever is higher).
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