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Overactive Bladder: when insurers say no, reviewers often say yes
In 48 published external-review decisions involving overactive bladder, independent physician reviewers overturned the insurer’s denial 47.9% of the time.
Published decisions
48
2001–2026
Overturned
47.9%
23 denials reversed
Most-fought treatments for overactive bladder
What insurers denied — and how those fights ended.
| Treatment | Decisions | Overturned |
|---|---|---|
| Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation | 25 | 44% |
How to use this in your appeal
These outcomes come from California’s external review program — an independent physician panel whose decision binds the insurer. Every state has an equivalent, and internal appeals succeed even more often. If your care for overactive bladder was denied, the published record says the denial is worth fighting.
SOURCE: CALIFORNIA DMHC INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW OUTCOMES (CHHS OPEN DATA) · DERIVED AGGREGATE STATISTICS ONLY · METHODOLOGY
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