Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1862(a)(1)(A) allows coverage and payment for only those services that are considered to be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1862(a)(7) excludes routine physical examinations
42 CFR §409.32 Criteria for skilled services and the need for skilled services
42 CFR §410.32(b)(3) Diagnostic x-ray tests, diagnostic laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tests: Conditions
42 CFR §410.61 Plan of treatment requirements for outpatient rehabilitation services
42 CFR §424.24 Requirements for medical and other health services furnished by providers under Medicare Part B
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 6, §20.5.2 Coverage of Outpatient Therapeutic Services Incident to a Physician’s Service Furnished on January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2019
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 8, §30.2.2.1 Documentation to Support Skilled Care Determination, §30.4.1.2 Application of Guidelines and §30.6 Daily Skilled Services Defined
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 12, §10 Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) Services Provided by Medicare, §20.1 Required Services, §20.2 Optional CORF Services, §40.3 Occupational Therapy Services and §40.7 Social and/or Psychological Services
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, §220 Coverage of Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology Services) Under Medical Insurance, §220.1.1 Care of a Physician/Nonphysician Practitioner (NPP), §220.1.2 Plans of Care for Outpatient Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, or Speech-Language Pathology Services, §220.1.3 Certification and Recertification of Need for Treatment and Therapy Plans of Care, §220.1.4 Requirement That Services Be Furnished on an Outpatient Basis, §220.2 Reasonable and Necessary Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Services, §220.3 Documentation Requirements for Therapy Services, §230 Practice of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology, §230.2 Practice of Occupational Therapy, §230.4 Services Furnished by a Therapist in Private Practice (TPP), §230.5 Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Services Provided Incident to the Services of Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners (NPP)
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 1, §10.2 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Acute Post-Operative Pain, §30.1 Biofeedback Therapy, §30.1.1 Biofeedback Therapy for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 2, §150.5 Diathermy Treatment, §150.8 Fluidized Therapy Dry Heat for Certain Musculoskeletal Disorders, §160.2 Treatment of Motor Function Disorders with Electric Nerve Stimulation, §160.7 Electrical Nerve Stimulators, §160.12 Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator (NMES), §160.15 Electrotherapy for Treatment of Facial Nerve Palsy (Bell’s Palsy), §160.27 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 3, §170.1 Institutional and Home Care Patient Education Programs
CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 4, §240.3 Heat Treatment, Including the Use of Diathermy and Ultra-Sound for Pulmonary Conditions, §270.1 Electrical Stimulation (ES) and Electromagnetic Therapy for the Treatment of Wounds, §270.4 Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers, §270.6 Infrared Therapy Devices
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