Date Posted: March 12, 2026

This Billing and Coding Article has been revised under contractor numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: March 5, 2026

Summary of Changes:

Under Article Text, revised the sentence from "The use of peripheral nerve blocks for treating diabetic neuropathy is not considered reasonable and/or necessary and is not covered by Medicare Part A or B." to "The use of peripheral nerve blocks for treating metabolic peripheral neuropathy is not considered reasonable and/or necessary and is not covered by Medicare Part A or B."

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