Rubrica

CPT 64483 · Epidural · Medicare (National NCDs)

TFESI — Lumbar/Sacral (1st level) at Medicare (National NCDs).

How Medicare (National NCDs) approaches CPT 64483 (TFESI — Lumbar/Sacral (1st level)) for prior-authorization review: at last review on 2026-05-03, the policy covers this code without prior authorization.

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Coverage Covered
Prior auth No prior auth
Last reviewed 2026-05-03

Criteria summary

High-level themes from the Medicare (National NCDs) policy of record for CPT 64483. Verbatim policy text and per-criterion analysis are available after sign-in.

Source: CMS Medicare Coverage Database — Billing and Coding: Epidural Steroid Injections (no NCD; harmonized MAC articles)

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