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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield December 2017 Medical Policy Updates
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New:
Revised:
- DME.00011 Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Pain and Related Conditions: Surface and Percutaneous Devices
- DRUG.00017 Hyaluronan Injections in Joints Other Than the Knee
- DRUG.00050 Eculizumab (Soliris®)
- DRUG.00062 Obinutuzumab (Gazyva®)
- DRUG.00071 Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®)
- DRUG.00075 Nivolumab (Opdivo®)
- DRUG.00089 Daclizumab (Zinbryta®)
- DRUG.00109 Durvalumab (Imfinzi™)
- GENE.00011 Gene Expression Profiling for Managing Breast Cancer Treatment
- RAD.00036 MRI of the Breast
- SURG.00028 Surgical and Minimally Invasive Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Other Genitourinary Conditions
- SURG.00145 Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices (Ventricular Assist Devices, Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices and Artificial Hearts)
- TRANS.00023 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
- TRANS.00024 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Select Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- TRANS.00027 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Solid Tumors
- TRANS.00028 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Hodgkin Disease and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- TRANS.00029 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Genetic Diseases and Aplastic Anemias
- TRANS.00030 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Germ Cell Tumors
Archived:
- DME.00004 Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation
- DME.00036 Ultraviolet Light Therapy Delivery Devices for Home Use
- DRUG.00002 Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists
- DRUG.00035 Panitumumab (Vectibix®)
- DRUG.00038 Bevacizumab (Avastin®) for Non-Ophthalmologic Indications
- DRUG.00042 Ustekinumab (Stelara®)
- DRUG.00043 Tocilizumab (Actemra®)
- DRUG.00048 Eribulin mesylate (Halaven®)
- DRUG.00051 Ziv-aflibercept (Zaltrap®)
- DRUG.00052 Pertuzumab (Perjeta®)
- DRUG.00055 Denosumab (Prolia®, Xgeva®)
- DRUG.00057 Canakinumab (Ilaris®)
- DRUG.00059 Romiplostim (Nplate®)
- DRUG.00060 Plerixafor Injection (Mozobil™)
- DRUG.00061 Radium Ra 223 Dichloride (Xofigo®)
- DRUG.00066 Antihemophilic Factors and Clotting Factors
- DRUG.00070 Siltuximab (Sylvant®)
- DRUG.00102 Cabazitaxel (Jevtana®)
- GENE.00004 Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) V617F Gene Mutation Assay
- GENE.00014 Analysis of KRAS Status
- GENE.00019 BRAF Mutation Analysis
- GENE.00032 Molecular Marker Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
- MED.00032 Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
- MED.00064 Transcatheter Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Foci in the Pulmonary Veins as a Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter (Radiofrequency and Cryoablation)
- MED.00079 Manipulation Under Anesthesia of the Spine and Joints other than the Knee
- MED.00080 Cryopreservation of Oocytes or Ovarian Tissue
- MED.00083 Melanoma Vaccines
- MED.00113 Therapeutic Apheresis
- SURG.00025 Cryosurgical Ablation of Solid Tumors Outside the Liver
- SURG.00050 Radiofrequency Ablation to Treat Tumors Outside the Liver
- SURG.00059 Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein
- SURG.00060 Implanted (Epidural and Subcutaneous) Spinal Cord Stimulators (SCS)
- SURG.00064 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) with or without an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (CRT/ICD) for the Treatment of Heart Failure
- SURG.00093 Treatment of Osteochondral Defects
- SURG.00109 Surgical Treatment of Femoracetabular Impingement Syndrome
- TRANS.00015 Meniscal Allograft Transplantation of the Knee
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