medically necessary
- Services or supplies needed for the diagnosis or treatment of a medical condition, that meet local standards of good medical practice, and are not primarily for the patient or doctor's convenience
- The insurance company refused to pay for the procedure because they didn't deem it medically necessary.
- Proving that treatment is medically necessary can often be a requirement for insurance coverage.
- Although it would ease his pain, his doctor stated that further surgery wasn't medically necessary.
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