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
• Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Cardiointegram
• Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors other than Renal, Liver and Prostate
• Drug Testing
• Dynamic Spinal Visualization and Vertebral Motion Analysis
• Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
• Exondys (Eteplirsen) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
• Inactive Provider Termination
• Manipulation Under Anesthesia
• Minimally Invasive Intradiscal and Annular Procedures
• Neural Therapy
• Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
• Nutritional Counseling/Medical Nutritional Therapy
• Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain 
• Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
• Prostatic Urethral Lifts
• Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy as a Technique to Treat Musculoskeletal Conditions
• Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
• Tumor Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
• 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."