Sacral Nerve Stimulation For Urinary Incontinence

Sacral nerve stimulation (both temporary test stimulation and permanent implantation) is covered for urinary urge incontinence, urgency-frequency syndrome, and urinary retention when patients are refractory to conventional therapy and are appropriate surgical candidates. Coverage for permanent implantation requires a documented successful test stimulation demonstrating at least a 50% improvement measured by voiding diaries and the patient's ability to reliably record voiding diary data; patients with stress incontinence, urinary obstruction, or certain neurologic conditions (e.g., diabetes with peripheral neuropathy) are excluded.

"Sacral nerve stimulation is covered for treatment of urinary urge incontinence."

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