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1 Jun, 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.

  • Actigraphy
  • Behavioral Health Integration Services
  • BlueCHiP for Medicare Laboratory Network Hospital/Physician/Urgent Care Allowable Test List
  • Contraceptive Drugs and Devices Mandate
  • Corneal Topography and Computed Assisted Corneal Topography
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Join Pain
  • Dry Needling of Trigger Point for Myofascial Pain
  • First Trimester Detection of Down Syndrome Using Fetal Ultrasound Markers
  • Gastric Electrical Stimulation – Insertion
  • Glucose Monitoring – Continuous
  • Home Spirometry
  • Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing Mandate
  • Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment
  • Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
  • Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
  • Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions
  • Laboratory Tests for Heart and Kidney Transplant Rejection
  • Laser Removal of Proliferative Vascular Lesions\
  • Mammograms and Pap Smears Mandate
  • Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing
  • Neural Therapy
  • Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
  • Ophthalmologic Techniques for Evaluating Glaucoma
  • Orally Administered Anticancer Medication Mandate
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Out of Network Services
  • Phototherapy for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Phototherapy in the Home for the Treatment of Dermatological Conditions
  • Rhinomanometry and Acoustic Optical Rhinomanometry
  • Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography (SAECG)
  • Sympathetic Therapy for Pain Treatment
  • Thermography
  • Topographic Brain Mapping
  • Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization
  • Transvaginal and Transurethral Radiofrequency Tissue Remodeling for Urinary Stress Incontinence
  • Varicose Vein Treatment
  • 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."