About this policy
CMS National Coverage Determination | ncd_id=11 | manual_section=30.3 | coverage_level_code=3 | national_coverage_type=True | under_review=True | lab_ncd=False
Coverage indications
B. Nationally Covered Indications Effective for claims with dates of service on and after January 21, 2020, acupuncture is only covered for chronic low back pain under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act). See National Coverage Determination section 30.3.3 for specific coverage criteria. C. Nationally Non-Covered Indications Medicare reimbursement for acupuncture, as an anesthetic, or as an analgesic or for other therapeutic purposes, may not be made unless the specific indication is excepted. All indications for acupuncture outside of NCD section 30.3.3 remain non-covered. D. Other N/A (This NCD last reviewed January 2020.)
Codes in this policy
Code numbers and each code’s status as the policy records it. CPT code descriptions are left out of this page, as are the passages that cite CPT codes; the official document has them.
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