Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Policy Article

Revision Effective Date: 08/08/2021
CODING GUIDELINES:
Removed: Coding and billing information pertaining to multifunction ventilators coded E0467
CODING VERIFICATION REVIEW:
Removed: Direction for HCPCS Code E0467 from section


05/16/2024: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

Revision Effective Date:
 04/03/2020
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: Guidance for billing HCPCS code E0467 based on DOS


07/16/2020: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2020

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DMEPOS ITEMS PURSUANT TO FINAL RULE 1713 (84 Fed. Reg Vol 217):
 Added: Section and related information based on Final Rule 1713
 POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
 Revised: “Physicians” to “Treating practitioners”
 ICD-10 CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
 Revised: Section header “ICD-10 Codes that are Covered” updated to “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity”
 ICD-10 CODES THAT DO NOT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
 Revised: Section header “ICD-10 Codes that are Not Covered” updated to “ICD-10 Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity”


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/2020: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2019
 CODING GUIDELINES:
 Added: E0467 Coding Guidelines
Revised: Language for custom fabricated oral appliance (E0486)
 ICD-10 CODES THAT ARE COVERED:
 Added: Diagnosis code formerly listed in the LCD
 ICD-10 CODES THAT ARE NOT COVERED:
 Added: Notation excluding all unlisted diagnosis codes from coverage


04/04/2019: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: Face to Face clinical evaluation, Modifier requirements
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: Examples of articulations that do not meet the requirement of a fixed hinge.
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Language Article

Effective July 1, 2016 oversight for DME MAC Articles is the responsibility of CGS Administrators, LLC 18003 and 17013 and Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC 19003 and 16013. No other changes have been made to the Articles.

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2015
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: Coding Guidelines based on DME MAC article: “Correct Coding for Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (E0486)” – Effective July, 01, 2012