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

• Artificial Intervertebral Disc Insertion Lumbar Spine
• Chronic Intermittent Intravenous Insulin Therapy
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
• Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
• Gastric Electrical Stimulation Insertion
• Genetic Testing for Epilepsy
• Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
• Intraocular Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Lung Liquid Biopsy
• Mastectomy Treatment, Breast Reconstruction and Hospital Stays Mandate
• Measurement of Ocular Blood Flow for Glaucoma
• Microprocessor-Controlled Prostheses for the Lower Limb
• Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Cancer
• Multimarker Serum Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer
• Optical Coherence Tomography of the Anterior Eye Segment
• Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Prior Authorization of Drugs
• Retinal Telescreening for Diabetic Retinopathy
• Semi-Implantable and Fully-Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aid – Insertion
• Surgery for Groin Pain in Athletes
• Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
• Vitamin D Testing

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 “Draft Medical Policies" drop-down.