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1 Jul, 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.

  • Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Level of Care
  • Ambulance Air and Water Transport
  • Artificial Intervertebral Disc Insertion Lumbar Spine
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
  • Autograft and Allografts in the treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
  • Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting Without Embolic Protection
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Image Guided Minimally Invasive Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
  • Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
  • Nutritional Counseling/Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Occipital Nerve Stimulation
  • Preventive Medicine and Other Evaluation and Management Office or Outpatient Services
  • Rabies Treatment - Pre and Post Exposure
  • Transurethral Water Vapor Thermal Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

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."