The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com:

• Allergy Testing
• Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Balloon Dilation of Eustachian Tube
• Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
• Cryoablation, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Laser Ablation for Treatment of Chronic Rhinitis
• Digital Health Therapies for Substance Use Disorders
• Gene Expression Profile Testing and Circulating Tumor DNA Testing for Predicting Recurrence in Colon Cancer
• Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
• Intra-Articular Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis
• Laboratory Testing Investigational Services 
• Laparoscopic, Percutaneous and Transcervical Techniques for the Myolysis of Uterine Fibroids & Hysterectomies
• Laser Treatment for Proliferative Vascular Lesions
• Magnetic Esophageal Sphincter Augmentation to Treat GERD
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Focused Ultrasound
• Molecular Testing for the Management of Pancreatic Cysts, Barrett Esophagus, and Solid Pancreaticobiliary Lesions
• Multimarker Serum Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer
• Neural Therapy
• Plugs for Anal Fistula Repair
• Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer
• Remote Electrical Neuromodulation for Migraines
• Serologic Genetic and Molecular Screening for Colorectal Cancer
• Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
• Synthetic Cartilage Implants for Joint Pain
• Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing for Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders

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 “Draft Medical Policies" drop-down.