Date Posted: March 12, 2026

This Billing and Coding Article has been revised under contractor numbers: 02101 (AK), 02201 (ID), 02301 (OR), 02401 (WA), 03101 (AZ), 03201 (MT), 03301 (ND), 03401 (SD), 03501 (UT), and 03601 (WY).

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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