Table 3.

Inclusion of Common Coverage Criteria by Commercial Payer.

Criteria	FDA-Approved Implant	Skeletal Maturity	Failure of Conservative Management	Severe Pain	Loss of Function or Mobility	Advanced Ankle Arthritis	Arthritis of Adjacent Joints	Severe Arthritis of Contralateral Ankle	Arthrodesis (Fusion) of Contralateral Ankle	Presence of Inflammatory Arthritis
Aetna	✓	✓	6 mo	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Anthem	✓	✓	3 mo	✓	✓	✓
Cigna	✓	✓	6 mo	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
HCSC	✓	✓	6 mo	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Highmark	✓	✓	6 mo	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓

Abbreviations: FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; HCSC, Health Care Services Corporation.