Every payer has a definition of medical necessity and Medicare is no exception. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) release a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) where they provide healthcare providers of all specialties their rules and definitions so they can determine if the care they are providing to their patients is payable. The following definitions pertaining to…

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