NCDActive
Home Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster Headache (CH) - RETIRED
NCD343
Effective: April 10, 2023
Updated: December 31, 2025
Policy Summary
The national coverage determination for home oxygen use to treat cluster headache (NCD343) has been retired effective September 27, 2021; there is no longer a Medicare-wide policy for this indication. Coverage decisions, required documentation, and any frequency or quantity limits will be made by Medicare Administrative Contractors under section 1862(a)(1)(A) and according to Chapter 1, Section 240.2.D of Publication 100-03.
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"No national coverage determination (NCD) for home oxygen use to treat cluster headache exists; coverage is determined by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) under section 1862(a)(1)(A) of th..."
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