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Key Coverage Criteria
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is consideredmedically necessaryin individuals who meet the following criteria:
Individual is preparing fororrecovering from surgical interventions such as:Lung transplantation;orLung volume reduction surgery;orPost-operative states; (for example, thoracic or abdominal surgery).or
Lung transplantation;or
Lung volume reduction surgery;or
Post-operative states; (for example, thoracic or abdominal surgery).or
Individual has any of the following conditions:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as:Asthma;orBronchiectasis;orChronic bronchitis;orCystic fibrosis;orEmphysema;orRestrictive diseases such as:Chest wall disease;orInterstitial disease;orPost-polio syndrome;orSelected neuromuscular disorders;orThoracic cage abnormalities;orStable lung cancer;and