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Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain: 5 Medicare contractor policies compared

5 Local Coverage Determinations in the current Medicare Coverage Database export carry the title "Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain", between them covering 58 states and territories. 5 of them have a billing and coding article with a diagnosis list. The table below is the fastest way to see which version governs a given state and how far the versions have drifted.

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Data effective
Policies with this title
5
States covered
58
Versions with a coded article
5
Revision dates
2026-10-25 to 2026-11-01

Every version by contractor

Open a version for its full policy text, contracts, codes and related NCDs. Covered codes are the count of ICD-10-CM codes in the version's billing and coding article; a dash means the export attaches no coded article.

Local Coverage Determinations titled "Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain"
LCDContractorStatesRevisedCovered codesPolicy words
L40261CGS Administrators, LLCKY OH2026-10-25431,496
L40263Palmetto GBAAL GA NC SC TN VA WV2026-10-25431,496
L40265Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLCAK AS AZ CA CNMI GU HI ID MT ND NF NV OR SD SF UT WA WY2026-11-01431,490
L40267Wellpoint FederalCT DN IL MA ME MN NH NY QN RI UN VT WI2026-10-25431,496
L40300Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance CorporationAK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY2026-10-25431,496

How to use the comparison

Start from the state where the service is furnished and open that contractor's version; its billing and coding article carries the diagnosis codes the claims system will test. For a group that bills in several jurisdictions, the version with the smallest covered list is the safe common denominator for pre-service review, and the version with the largest list shows what documentation can support an appeal elsewhere. The L40300 version is the one most searched for this title; the LCD lookup guide explains how jurisdictions are assigned, and the LCD hub lists every topic that more than one contractor has written.

Frequently asked questions

Why are there 5 LCDs called "Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain"?

Each Medicare Administrative Contractor writes its own Local Coverage Determination for its jurisdiction. 5 contractors publish a policy with this title covering 58 states; they often start from one contractor's text and then revise separately, so dates, criteria and diagnosis lists differ by jurisdiction.

Which "Peripheral Nerve Injections and Procedures for Chronic Pain" LCD applies to my claim?

The one written by the contractor that processes the claim: the A/B MAC for the state where the service is furnished, or the DME MAC region for equipment. The table lists each policy's states; open the policy for that jurisdiction and its billing and coding article.

How different are the diagnosis lists?

Among the 5 versions with a billing and coding article, the covered ICD-10-CM list ranges from 43 to 43 codes. A diagnosis accepted under one contractor can deny under another, which is the most common cause of coverage denials for multi-state groups.

When were these policies last revised?

Revision effective dates run from 2026-10-25 to 2026-11-01. A claim is judged against the version in force on the date of service.

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-02. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions.

Disclaimer

Policy metadata and code counts are reproduced from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database export as an operational reference. Verify against the current LCD and article on cms.gov before billing. Not legal, clinical or billing advice.