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1 Out, 2019

Policies recently reviewed for annual update

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

  • Actigraphy
  • Automated Point–of- Care Nerve Conduction Tests
  • Balloon Ostial Dilation for Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
  • Biofeedback
  • Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Management of Lymphedema
  • Bronchial Thermoplasty
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Gait Analysis
  • Home Health Care Services – Skilled
  • In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Abdomen and Pelvis
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Breast and Lung
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Central Nervous System
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Head, Neck and Thyroid
  • Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Prostate
  • Interferential Current Stimulation
  • Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Collagen Meniscus Implants
  • Orally Administered Anticancer Medication Mandate
  • PathfinderTG Molecular Testing
  • Prolotherapy
  • Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening/Testing Mandate
  • Radioembolization for Primary or Metastatic Tumors of the Liver
  • Removal of Non Covered Implantable Devices

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, under the Medical Policies section, under the drop-down “Draft Medical Policies."