The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com.
- Actigraphy
- Behavioral Health Integration Services
- BlueCHiP for Medicare Laboratory Network Hospital/Physician/Urgent Care Allowable Test List
- Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Mandate
- Corneal Topography and Computed Assisted Corneal Topography
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Join Pain
- Dry Needling of Trigger Point for Myofascial Pain
- First Trimester Detection of Down Syndrome Using Fetal Ultrasound Markers
- Gastric Electrical Stimulation – Insertion
- Glucose Monitoring – Continuous
- Home Spirometry
- Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing Mandate
- Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment
- Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
- Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
- Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions
- Laboratory Tests for Heart and Kidney Transplant Rejection
- Laser Removal of Proliferative Vascular Lesions\
- Mammograms and Pap Smears Mandate
- Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing
- Neural Therapy
- Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
- Ophthalmologic Techniques for Evaluating Glaucoma
- Orally Administered Anticancer Medication Mandate
- Orthognathic Surgery
- Out of Network Services
- Phototherapy for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Phototherapy in the Home for the Treatment of Dermatological Conditions
- Rhinomanometry and Acoustic Optical Rhinomanometry
- Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography (SAECG)
- Sympathetic Therapy for Pain Treatment
- Thermography
- Topographic Brain Mapping
- Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization
- Transvaginal and Transurethral Radiofrequency Tissue Remodeling for Urinary Stress Incontinence
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
We also post monthly drafts of medical policies being created or reassessed for your review. 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."