CPT 62287 · Intradiscal · Medicare (National NCDs)
Percutaneous Disc Decompression — Fluoroscopic at Medicare (National NCDs).
How Medicare (National NCDs) approaches CPT 62287 (Percutaneous Disc Decompression — Fluoroscopic) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-09, the policy does not cover this code without prior authorization.
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150.11Criteria summary
High-level themes from the Medicare (National NCDs) policy of record for CPT 62287. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.
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Source: CMS NCD 150.11 — Thermal Intradiscal Procedures (TIPs); CAG-00387N Decision Memo (Sep 29, 2008)
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