The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com:
- Ambulance: Air and Water Transport
- 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
- Breast Ductal Lavage for Detection of Breast Cancer
- Dental Services Rendered in the Outpatient Setting
- Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Electrogastrography (EGG)
- Endometrial Ablation
- Evaluation of Hearing Impairment/Loss
- Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations
- First Trimester Detection of Down Syndrome Using Fetal Ultrasound Markers Combined with Maternal Serum Assessment
- Gait Analysis
- Glucose Monitoring – Home – Non-One Touch Brand
- Home Health Services - Skilled
- Home Spirometry
- Home Uterine Activity Monitoring (HUAM)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
- Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
- Laser Treatment for Proliferative Vascular Lesions
- Local or Whole-Body Hyperthermia
- Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) Admission and Transition of Care Criteria
- Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Selected Biologic Agents
- Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Multimarker Serum Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer
- Non-Contact Ultrasound Treatment for Wounds
- Oral Nutrition Mandate
- Prostatic Stent – Temporary
- Removal of Implantable Devices
- Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography (SAECG)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities: Admission and Concurrent Review
- Thermal Capsulorrhaphy as a Treatment of Joint Instability
- Topographic Brain Mapping
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."