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BCBS Alabama Medical Policy Updates – May 2018
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May 2018 Medical Policy Updates:
- Allergy Testing
- Bio-Engineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
- Computerized Pulse Waveform Analysis
- Continuous or Intermittent Monitoring of Glucose in the Interstitial Fluid
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton
- Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
- Endovascular Procedures for Intracranial Arterial Disease (Atherosclerosis and Aneurysms)
- Endovascular Therapies for Extracranial Vertebral Artery Disease
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Fecal Calprotectin Testing
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Hearing Loss
- Genetic Testing for Lactase Insufficiency
- Genetic Testing of CADASIL Syndrome
- Hip Resurfacing
- Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
- Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring
- Knee Arthroplasty
- Myoelectric Prosthetic and Orthotic Components for the Upper Limb
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty, Radiofrequency Kyphoplasty and Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation and Sacroplasty
- Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation
- Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Partial Focal Epilepsy
- Sacral Nerve Modulation/Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- ST2 Assay for Chronic Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Rejection
- Subtalar Arthroereisis
- Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis
- Tumor-Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
- Ultrafiltration in Decompensated Heart Failure
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
Added 6/01/2018;
- Vertebral Axial Decompression
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia and Refractory Gastroparesis
- Progenitor Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Damaged Myocardium due to Ischemia
- Meniscal Allografts and Other Meniscus Implants
- Prostatic Urethral Lift
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- er-Assisted Navigation for Orthopedic Procedures
- Implantable Sinus Stents and Drug-Eluting Implants for Postoperative Use Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and for Recurrent Sinus Disease
- Interspinous Fixation (Fusion) Devices
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein
- Decompression of the Intervertebral Disc Using Laser Energy (Laser Discectomy) or Radiofrequency Coblation (Nucleoplasty)
- Facet Arthroplasty
- Noninvasive Fractional Flow Reserve by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography
- Proteomic Testing for Systemic Targeted Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Continuous or Intermittent Monitoring of Glucose in the Interstitial Fluid
- Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring for the Management of Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting
- Microprocessor-Controlled Lower Limb Prosthesis
- Genetic Testing for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
- Left-Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
- KIF6 Genotyping for Predicting Cardiovascular Risk and/or Effectiveness of Statin Therapy
- Computerized Pulse Waveform Analysis
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation
- Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty, Radiofrequency Kyphoplasty and Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation
- Tumor-Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
- Chelation Therapy
- Ambulatory Event Monitors and Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
- Interventions for Progressive Scoliosis
- Noninvasive Fetal RHD Genotyping Using Cell-Free Fetal DNA
- Speech Generating Devices
- Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness as an Assessment of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
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