A standard insurers use to decide whether to cover a service. A service is considered medically necessary if it is appropriate, reasonable, and required to diagnose or treat an illness or injury. Denials for lack of medical necessity are among the most commonly appealed and overturned.
Aetna publishes the clinical criteria it uses to approve or deny claims. Here is how to find the relevant bulletin and use it in your appeal.
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