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Response to Comments: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A57967
National Government Services, Inc. (J06)
Effective: April 1, 2020
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
This document is a response-to-comments notice for the LCD on hypoglossal nerve stimulation for obstructive sleep apnea and does not itself specify clinical coverage criteria. It records that the official notice period began February 13, 2020 and that the final determination is effective for services on or after April 1, 2020.
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"The final determination for the LCD becomes effective for services rendered on or after April 1, 2020."
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