Medicare National Coverage Determination- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
Guidance for contractors that Medicare will only allow coverage of TENS for CLBP defined for this decision as pain for more than 3 months and not a manifestation of a clearly defined and generally recognizable primary disease entity, when the patient is enrolled in an approved clinical study under coverage with evidence development (CED), effective for claims with dates of service on or after June 8, 2012.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 30, 2012
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