US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 410
Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP)
Acupuncture is the selection and manipulation of specific acupuncture points through the insertion of needles or
“needling,” or other “non-needling” techniques focused on these points.
History
(Rev. 10337, Issued: 08-027-20, Effective: 01-21-20, Implementation: 06-24 - 20 - A/B MACs; 10-05-20-SSM Edits; 01- 04-21 - BR 13 CWF only)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
59b27d0ba6aa978495944baef0b2b3d71da443896501695f0ceca435204c8d32
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