D18.09 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

71 active Medicare policies list D18.09, and 8 commercial payer policies list it. See each policy's status for the code and its official source. Listing a code is not a coverage decision: read each policy’s source for the requirements that apply.

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Medicare policies listing D18.09

LCD · FIRST_COAST-L36767

Aortography and peripheral angiography

J9 · Effective Oct 31, 2016

LCD · PALMETTO-JJ-L33459

Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

JJ · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JM-L33459

Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

JM · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · CGS-J15-L38992

Electroretinography (ERG)

J15 · Effective Jan 30, 2022

LCD · FIRST_COAST-L37398

Electroretinography (ERG)

J9 · Effective Feb 2, 2018

LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L37371

Electroretinography (ERG)

JH · Effective Jan 25, 2018

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L37371

Electroretinography (ERG)

JL · Effective Jan 25, 2018

LCD · PALMETTO-JJ-L33461

Implantable Infusion Pump

JJ · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JM-L33461

Implantable Infusion Pump

JM · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NORIDIAN-JE-L34220

Lumbar MRI

JE · Effective Oct 1, 2015

Commercial payer policies listing D18.09

8 policies from 1 payer

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Aetna

Aetna policies listing D18.09, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of D18.09
Back Pain - Invasive ProceduresPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0016	Mar 13, 2024	Covered
Benign Skin Lesion RemovalPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0633	Sep 13, 2023	Covered
Extended OphthalmoscopyPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0767	Oct 26, 2023	Covered
Optic Nerve and Retinal Imaging MethodsPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0344	May 17, 2023	Covered
Stereotactic RadiosurgeryPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0083	Feb 8, 2023	Covered
ThermographyPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0029	Mar 15, 2023	Covered