NCDActive
Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training
NCD251
Effective: February 27, 2001
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
Coverage for Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training under NCD251 is determined by meeting the conditions and requirements set forth in 42 CFR 410.140-410.146. The policy text refers users to those regulatory sections for all actionable indications, exclusions, documentation, and frequency limits, so the cited CFR provisions must be consulted for specific billing and coverage criteria.
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Key requirements from the full policy
"Medicare covers diabetes outpatient self-management training when the beneficiary meets all conditions specified in 42 CFR 410."
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