Will insurance companies pay for DBS for dystonia?
DBS for dystonia recently received a special category of approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), called a Humanitarian Device Exemption.” As a result, many insurers do cover the procedure. While we have had several insurers initially deny coverage, we have found that most eventually agreed to cover after appealing the decision and supplying medical literature that evaluated the procedure. Insurance approval or denial will be determined prior to the procedure. In our experience, eventual approval is likely but not guaranteed.
DBS for dystonia recently received a special category of approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), called a “Humanitarian Device Exemption.” As a result, many insurers do cover the procedure. While we have had several insurers initially deny coverage, we have found that most eventually agreed to cover after appealing the decision and supplying medical literature that evaluated the procedure. Insurance approval or denial will be determined prior to the procedure. In our experience, eventual approval is likely but not guaranteed.
