E53.8 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

24 active Medicare policies list E53.8, and 4 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 E53.8

LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L34914

Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

JH · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L34914

Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

JL · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JJ-L34419

Homocysteine Level, Serum

JJ · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JM-L34419

Homocysteine Level, Serum

JM · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · FIRST_COAST-L34859

Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

J9 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L35081

Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

JH · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L35081

Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

JL · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · FIRST_COAST-L33941

Routine Foot Care

J9 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L35138

Routine Foot Care

JH · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L35138

Routine Foot Care

JL · Effective Oct 1, 2015

Commercial payer policies listing E53.8

4 policies from 3 payers

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Aetna

Aetna policies listing E53.8, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of E53.8
Evoked Potential StudiesPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0181	Oct 25, 2023	Covered
Homocysteine TestingPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0763	Oct 26, 2023	Covered

Ambetter

Ambetter policies listing E53.8, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of E53.8
Homocysteine TestingPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-MP-121	Not recorded	Covered

Anthem

Anthem policies listing E53.8, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of E53.8
Laboratory Evaluation of Vitamin B12