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Response to Comments: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)
A58557
Effective: December 31, 2020
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
This response-to-comments document reports that no provider comments were received during the ESWT LCD (DL38775) comment period (9/24/2020–11/7/2020). It records administrative dates: the notice period began 12/31/2020 and the LCD became effective 2/14/2021, and it does not alter or specify clinical coverage criteria.
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"Comment period for ESWT Local Coverage Determination (LCD) DL38775 ran from 2020-09-24 to 2020-11-07 and no provider comments were received."
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