Benefits Handbook

MMC Benefits Handbook

Chelation therapy, except to treat heavy metal toxicity and overload conditions.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) serologic testing.
Medical and surgical treatment of snoring, except when provided as a part of treatment for documented obstructive sleep apnea.
Outpatient cognitive rehabilitation therapy except as Medically Necessary following traumatic brain Injury or cerebral vascular accident.
Physiological modalities and procedures that result in similar or redundant therapeutic effects when performed on the same body region during the same visit or office encounter.
Rehabilitation services and manipulative treatment to improve general physical condition and not therapeutic in nature that are provided to reduce potential risk factors, where significant therapeutic improvement is not expected, including routine, long-term, or maintenance/preventive treatment.
Rehabilitation services for speech therapy, except as required for treatment of a speech impediment or speech dysfunction that results from injury, stroke, cancer, or congenital anomaly.
Stand-alone multi-disciplinary smoking cessation programs. These are programs that usually include health care Providers specializing in smoking cessation and may include a psychologist, social worker, or other licensed or certified professional. The programs usually include behavior modification techniques, intensive psychological support, and medications to control cravings.