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1 Set, 2022

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:

  • Advance Care Planning
  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • BCBSRI Provider Transparency
  • Cardiointegram
  • Carotid Angioplasty Without Associated Stenting and Embolic Protection (formerly Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting Without Embolic Protection)
  • Electrical and Electromagnetic Stimulation for Treatment of Arthritis
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation
  • Health and Behavior Assessment
  • Home Prothrombin Time Monitoring
  • Hospital Audit Process
  • Hydrogel Spacer Use During Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
  • Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Spinal Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
  • Interferential Current Stimulation
  • Intra-articular Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis
  • Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implants
  • Manipulation Under Anesthesia
  • Meniscal Allografts and Other Meniscal Transplants (formerly Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Collagen Meniscus Implants)
  • Mobile Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry (MOT)
  • Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
  • Occipital Nerve Stimulation – Insertion
  • Ordering Provider NPI Number Requirement
  • Orthopedic Applications of Platelet Rich Plasma
  • Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation
  • Private Duty Nursing
  • Progenitor Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Damaged Myocardium due to Ischemia
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Synthetic Cartilage Implants for Joint Pain
  • Timely Filing Limit
  • Transurethral Water Vapor Thermal Therapy and Transurethral Water Jet Ablation (Aquablation) for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
  • Tumor Treatment Fields Therapy
  • Varicose Vein Treatment

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."