S8930, Electrical stimulation of auricular acupuncture points; each 15 minutes of
HCPCS/CPT
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
No active coverage policies found for this code (low confidence)
Medicare Pricing
Work RVU
0.00
Facility
N/A
Non-Facility
N/A
Documentation Required
- Documentation that the patient's diagnosis meets one of the covered indications (e.g., chronic neck pain or chronic headache with minimum 12 weeks duration where applicable).
- Documentation of duration of symptoms when chronicity is required (policy explicitly requires minimum 12 weeks duration for chronic neck pain and chronic headache).
- Documentation of clinical response: if no clinical benefit after four weeks of acupuncture, the treatment plan should be reevaluated; further treatment is not medically necessary if the member does not demonstrate meaningful improvement in symptoms.
- Provider credentialing/license documentation showing the acupuncture is administered by a health care provider practicing within the scope of his/her license (and, where applicable by specific plans, documentation that provider is a legally qualified physician practicing within scope of license).
Key Coverage Criteria
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Peptic Ulcer
- Post-Operative Ileus
- Post-Prandial Distress Syndrome
- Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain
- Premature Ejaculation
10 Active Policies
ANTHEM-DME.00011, DME.00011 Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Pain and Other Conditions: Surface and Percutaneous Devices
AETNA-CPB-0135, Acupuncture and Dry Needling
AETNA-CPB-0788, Alzheimer's Disease: Experimental, Investigational, or Unproven Treatments
AETNA-CPB-0676, Electrical Stimulation for Nausea, Vomiting, Motion Sickness and Other Selected Indications
AETNA-CPB-0327
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