10/29/2025
Attention Pain Management Patients
There is a CMS (Medicare) proposal that will drastically reduce the coverage for medicare patients who get certain pain procedures:
According to the new proposal, the following peripheral nerve block and related procedures are not covered under these policies.
Occipital nerve block and denervation
Stellate ganglion block
Trigeminal nerve block
Suprascapular nerve block
Thoracic nerve block
Thoracic nerve denervation
Genicular nerve blocks (GNB), cryoneurolysis or ablation
Pudendal nerve block
Digital nerve block
Posterior tibial nerve block at the tarsal tunnel
Ulnar nerve block
Denervation of the trigeminal nerve for any diagnosis other than TN
Any other peripheral nerves blocks, or denervation not listed above
There is a public comment period for this. If you have had these procedures and wish that they be covered by Medicare in the future, email your thoughts or concerns to:
A.Policy@PalmettoGBA.com
Submit your comments by November 8
