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1 ago, 2020

Policies recently reviewed for annual update

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

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Autonomic Nervous System Testing Using Portable Automated Devices
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty
  • Bronchial Valves
  • Chelation Therapy for Off-Label Uses
  • Chronic Intermittent Intravenous Insulin Therapy
  • Claim Filing Requirements for Drugs
  • Corneal Collagen Cross Linking
  • Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton- Implantable and Semi-Implantable
  • Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
  • Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations
  • Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
  • Glucose Monitoring- Home – Non Preferred Device
  • Home Uterine Activity Monitoring (HUAM)
  • Immunizations Adult and Pediatric
  • Interferential Current Stimulation
  • Intra-articular Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis
  • Manipulation Under Anesthesia
  • Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT)
  • Ocriplasmin for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesions
  • Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea
  • Patient-Controlled End of Range Motion Stretching Devices
  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
  • Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain 
  • Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation
  • Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK)
  • Progenitor Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Damaged Myocardium due to Ischemia
  • Proteogenomic Testing for Patients with Cancer
  • Specimen Provenance Error Testing
  • Speech Therapy
  • Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Intima-Medial Thickness as an Assessment of Subclinical Artherosclerosis
  • Vertebral Axial Decompression

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."