abcbab4d_asound_Bone_Growth_Stimulation__Status
[Date] 08/19/2010 [Action] MPTAC review. Revised medically necessary criteria for Fresh Fractures, adding Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30 as an index to determine when an individual is considered obese (comorbid risk factor); for Fracture Nonunions, clarified and reworded statement for the types of bones that may be eligible for low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy if criteria are met. Revised order of the criteria in the investigational and not medically necessary statement; added "axial skeleton fractures, including the skull and vertebrae" (moved from medically necessary statement "excluding the skull or vertebrae"). Updated Description, Rationale, Background, Definitions, References and Index. Added section for Websites for Additional Information. [Status] 
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DME.00027 Ultrasound Bone Growth Stimulation
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