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1 Abr, 2023

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:

  • 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."