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1 Set, 2021

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:

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Cardiointegram
  • Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors other than Renal, Liver and Prostate
  • Drug Testing
  • Dynamic Spinal Visualization and Vertebral Motion Analysis
  • Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
  • Exondys (Eteplirsen) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
  • Inactive Provider Termination
  • Manipulation Under Anesthesia
  • Minimally Invasive Intradiscal and Annular Procedures
  • Neural Therapy
  • Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
  • Nutritional Counseling/Medical Nutritional Therapy
  • Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain 
  • Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
  • Prostatic Urethral Lifts
  • Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy as a Technique to Treat Musculoskeletal Conditions
  • Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Tumor Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
  • 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."