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1 dic, 2019

Policies recently reviewed for annual update

The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full text of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com.

  • Date of Service (DOS) for Laboratory Specimens
  • Drugs and Biologicals
  • Dynamic Spinal Visualization and Vertebral Motion Analysis
  • Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
  • Fluoroscopy Without Films
  • Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer
  • Gastric Electrical Stimulation Insertion
  • Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
  • Injectable Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
  • Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes – Fourth Quarter Update
  • Occipital Nerve Stimulation Insertion
  • Osteochrondral Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Cartilage
  • Out-of-Network Services
  • Proteogenomic Testing for Patients with Cancer
  • Radiofrequency Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Excluding Liver Tumors
  • Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for Evaluating Skin Lesions for Suspected Malignancy
  • Scintimammography/Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging
  • Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
  • Sensory Integration Therapy and Auditory Integration Therapy
  • Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy as a Technique to Treat Cutaneous Ulcers, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Miscellaneous Musculoskeletal Conditions
  • Soliris (Eculizumab)
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Vestibular Function Test
  • Whole Gland Cryoablation of Prostate

For your review, we also post monthly drafts of medical policies being created or reassessed. As a reminder, you can provide comments on draft policies for up to 30 days. Draft policies are located on the Provider homepage, under the Medical Policies section, under the drop-down “Draft Medical Policies."