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1 de mayo de 2019

Policies recently reviewed for annual update

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

  • Acupuncture Mandate
  • Autologous Platelet Derived Growth Factors
  • Electrogastrography (EEG)
  • Immune Cell Function Assay
  • Immunizations, Adult and Pediatric
  • Islet Cell Transplant
  • Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Mandate
  • Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Post-Partum Hospital Stays Mandate
  • Temporary Prostatic Stent
  • Wig Mandate

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. Click on the Medical and Payment Policy icon to view the list of final and draft policies. Once on that page, click the drop-down box to sort policies by draft.