Aetna July 2017 Medical Policy Updates

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The following Medical Policies have been revised.

July 2017

Revised:

July 18, 2017 – 0172 – Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
July 18, 2017 – 0313 – Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Ado-Trastuzumab (Kadcyla) and Pertuzumab (Perjeta)
July 18, 2017 – 0442 – Lysosomal Storage Disorders: Treatments
July 18, 2017 – 0511 – Eating Disorders
July 18, 2017 – 0512 – Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
July 18, 2017 – 0514 – Meniere’s Disease Surgery
July 18, 2017 – 0516 – Colorectal Cancer Screening
July 18, 2017 – 0518 – Nitric Oxide, Inhalational (INO)
July 18, 2017 – 0520 – Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cardiovascular System – Cardiac MRI
July 18, 2017 – 0521 – Prostate Cancer Screening
July 18, 2017 – 0528 – Androgens and Anabolic Steroids
July 18, 2017 – 0530 – Transvaginal Ultrasonography
July 18, 2017 – 0534 – Vesicoureteral Reflux Treatment by Endoscopic Injection of Bulking Agents
July 18, 2017 – 0536 – Vitamin B-12 Therapy
July 18, 2017 – 0539 – Fundus Photography

Aetna posts July 2017 Medical Policy Updates »

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