Not Medically Necessary and Not Investigational
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Evaluation and clinical recommendations are assessed according to the scientific quality of the supporting evidence and rationale (such as national medical associations, independent panels or technology assessment organizations).
A service is considered not medically necessary and not investigational if it meets any of the following criteria:
- There are no studies of the service described in recently published peer-reviewed medical literature
- There are no active or ongoing credible evaluations being undertaken of the service, which has previously been considered not medically necessary
- There is conclusive evidence in published peer-reviewed medical literature that the service is not effective
- There are no peer-reviewed scientific studies published or accepted for publication by nationally recognized medical journals that demonstrate the safety or efficacy of the use of the service
- It is contraindicatedÂ