Treatment and recovery

You can view evidence-based, up-to-date, clinical summaries with medical necessity guidance in different ways.

Treatment and Recovery guidelines 

  • Select the Treatment and Recovery link from the index of clinical content on the Duration tab.
  • Or, scroll down to the Treatment and Recovery section on the Duration tab.

Find treatments

You can find treatments by type or keyword and then filter the results to find what you need on the Treatment tab.

To find treatments by type

  1. On the Home tab, scroll down to Browse by Type.
  2. Select one of the treatment links listed under Medical Treatments. The Best Matches appear in the results list on the Treatment tab.

To find treatments by keyword

  1. Above the search bar at the top, select the appropriate codes (ICD-9, ICD-10, CPT, NDC, and HCPCS).
  2. Type one or more keywords in the search bar.
  3. View the treatment topics that match your search criteria in the results list. Default results are by Best Matches and Other Matches.

To filter treatment topics

On the Treatment tab, you can filter the best matches by Recommendation, Category, or Body System. Without entering any keyword in the search field, this function will filter through all the topics found in the treatment guidelines. For example, if you're looking for all recommended diagnostic studies for the shoulder, change the first filter to “Recommended,” the second filter to “Diagnostic Testing,” and the third filter to “Shoulder.”

For more information, see the Treatment tab overview in the Resource Library.