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Microwave Thermotherapy
AETNA-CPB-0682
Aetna
Effective: September 19, 2023
Updated: December 6, 2025
created · Dec 2, 2025
Policy Summary
Aetna considers microwave thermotherapy (including focused microwave/phase‑array techniques) experimental and investigational and therefore not covered for indications such as bladder cancer, bone cancer/limb salvage, breast cancer, and breast cancer metastasis (list not all‑inclusive). This exclusion is based on insufficient evidence of the therapy’s effectiveness for these indications.
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