LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain

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Billing and Coding: Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain
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Billing and Coding
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08/22/2019
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01/01/2024
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain L37632.

Indications

This A/B MAC will reimburse for placement of a maximum of 2 leads or 16 contacts, and for 2 spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trials per anatomic spinal region per patient per lifetime (with exceptions allowed for technical limitations for the initial trials or for use of different modalities of stimulation, including new technology).

If a trial fails, a repeat trial is not appropriate, unless there are extenuating circumstances that lead to trial failure. Appropriate medical documentation to support a repeat trial can be sent on appeal. Generally, electronic analysis services (CPT® codes 95970, 95971 and 95972) are not considered medically necessary, when provided at a frequency more often than once every 30 days. More frequent analysis may be necessary in the first month after implantation.

CPT® code 63650 - 2 temporary SCS trials per anatomic spinal region (2 per date of service (DOS)) or (4 units) per patient per lifetime (with exceptions allowed for technical limitations for the initial trials or for use of different modalities of stimulation, including new technology), in place of service office, ambulatory surgery center (ASC), outpatient hospital, or hospital. Since permanent neurostimulator arrays can also be placed percutaneously, code 63650 can be covered more often in place of service ASC, outpatient hospital, or hospital.

CPT® code 63655 - 1 permanent SCS per patient per lifetime and must be performed in an ASC, outpatient hospital or hospital.

CPT® codes 63661 and 63663 - Will not be reimbursed in the office setting since they are included in 63650.

The CPT®/HCPCS code(s) may be subject to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits. This article does not take precedence over CCI edits. Please refer to the CCI for correct coding guidelines and specific applicable code combinations prior to billing Medicare.

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Revision History Information

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01/01/2024 R5

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 63685 and 63688. Formatting errors were corrected throughout the article. This revision is due to the 2024 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/24.

05/13/2021 R4

Under CMS National Coverage Policy added description to regulation and moved regulation CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-03, Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual, Chapter 1, Part 2, §160.7 Electrical Nerve Stimulators to the related LCD. Formatting, punctuation and typographical errors were corrected throughout the article. Acronyms were defined where appropriate throughout the article.

01/01/2021 R3

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes changed descriptors for 63663 and 63664. This revision is due to the Q1 2021 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2021.

10/17/2019 R2

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain L37632 LCD and placed in this article. Acronyms were defined throughout the article. Under Article Text deleted the subheading Utilization Guidelines.

 

08/29/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain L37632 LCD and added to this article.

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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2
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L37632 - Spinal Cord Stimulators for Chronic Pain
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Keywords

  • Spinal Cord
  • Chronic Pain