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1 Abr, 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.

  • Adrenal to Brain Transplantation
  • Ambulance Services – Ground
  • Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Management of Lymphedema
  • Bone Turnover Markers for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis and Diseases Associated with High Bone Turnover
  • Cardiointegram
  • Coding and Payment Guidelines
  • Computer Assisted Musculoskeletal Surgical Navigational Orthopedic Procedure
  • Cooling Devices used in the Home and Outpatient Setting
  • Coverage of Complications Following A Non-covered Service
  • Dental Procedures in the Outpatient Setting
  • Dental Providers Filing Evaluation and Management Services for Medical Conditions
  • Electrical Stimulation and Electromagnetic Therapy for Wound Treatment
  • Electrogastrography (EGG)
  • Fecal Calprotectin Testing
  • Fee-for-Time Compensation Arrangements (Former Title: Locum Tenens)
  • Home Births
  • Homocysteine Testing in the Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular and Venous Thromboembolic Disease
  • Hydrogel Spacer Use During Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
  • Intensive Behavior Therapy (IBT) for Obesity
  • Interim Billing
  • Intracellular Micronutrient Analysis
  • Laser Treatment of Onycholysis
  • Magnetic Esophageal Sphincter Augmentation to Treat GERD
  • Measurement of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Urinary Markers
  • Multimarker Serum Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer
  • New Technology
  • Noncontact Ultrasound Treatment for Wounds
  • Non-Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
  • Novel Biomarkers in Risk Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
  • Optical Coherence Tomography of the Anterior Eye Segment
  • Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA)
  • Removal of Non Covered Implantable Devices
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities: Admission and Concurrent Review
  • Surgery for Groin Pain in Athletes
  • Transanal Radiofrequency Treatment for Fecal Incontinence
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
  • Transplants: Travel and Lodging for BlueCHiP for Medicare
  • Transtympanic Micropressure Applications as a Treatment of Meniere’s Disease

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."