BCBS Arizona Medical Policy Updates –  April 2018

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 April 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Actemra® (Tocilizumab)
• Anorectal Testing
• Aqueous Shunts And Stents For The Treatment Of Glaucoma
• Artificial Retina
• Bcbs Az – Laboratory
• Bone Growth Stimulation, Ultrasound
• Continuous Or Intermittent Glucose Monitoring In Interstitial Fluid
• Continuous Passive Motion (Cpm)
• Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
• Corneal Topography
• Cosentyx® (Secukinumab)
• Cranial Orthosis
• Dynamic Spinal Visualization
• Elastography
• Electrical Stimulation For Treatment Of Arthritis
• Electrical Stimulation: Percutaneous And Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
• Erectile Dysfunction Treatments
• Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (Emdr) Therapy
• Eyelid Thermal Pulsation For The Treatment Of Dry Eye Syndrome
• Female Sexual Dysfunction Treatments
• Gene Expression Profiling And Protein Biomarkers For Prostate Cancer Management
• Gene Expression-Based Assays For Cancers Of Unknown Primary
• Genetic Testing For Duchenne And Becker Muscular Dystrophy
• Genetic Testing For Familial Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
• Genetic Testing For Macular Degeneration
• Genetic Testing For Predisposition To Inherited Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Genetic Testing With Whole Exome And Whole Genome Sequencing
• Hippotherapy
• Ilaris® (Canakinumab)
• Implantation Of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
• Injectafer (Ferric Carboxymaltose) (Cont.)
• Intracellular Micronutrient Analysis
• Intraocular Radiation Therapy For Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Intravitreal Angiogenesis Inhibitors For Choroidal Vascular Conditions
• Intravitreal Angiogenesis Inhibitors For Retinal Vascular Conditions
• Intravitreal Implants
• Keratoprosthesis
• Krystexxa Tm(Pegloticase)
• Laboratory And Genetic Testing For Use Of 5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) In Individuals With Cancer
• Lartruvo™ (Olaratumab)
• Laser Prostatectomy
• Limb Compression Devices For Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
• Lutathera® (Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate)
• Lyme Disease And Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (Tbrf) Immunoblot
• Mechanical Stretching Devices For Treatment Of Joint Stiffness
• Mylotarg™ (Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin)
• Myoelectric Prosthetic And Orthotic Components For The Upper Limb
• Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
• Nucala ®(Mepolizumab)
• Ocriplasmin For Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion
• Opdivo ®(Nivolumab)
• Ophthalmologic Techniques That Evaluate The Posterior Segment
• Optical Coherence Tomography (Oct) Of The Anterior Eye Segment
• Perjeta® (Pertuzumab) For Treatment Of Malignancies
• Photodynamic Therapy For Choroidal Neovascularization
• Pneumatic Compression Pumps For Treatment Of Lymphedema And
• Powered Exoskeleton For Ambulation In Individuals With Lower Limb Disabilities
• Prostatic Urethral Lift
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
• Small Molecules And Biologics Chart
• Taltz® (Ixekizumab)
• Transanal Hemorrhoidal Dearterialization
• Treatments For Gender Dysphoria
• Trogarzo™ (Ibalizumab-Uiyk)
• Velcade® (Bortezomib)
• Viscocanalostomy And Canaloplasty
• Vocational Therapy
• Vyxeos™ (Daunorubicin And Cytarabine)

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