BCBS Arizona Medical Policy Updates – July 2018

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 July 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Actigraphy
• Autonomic Nervous System Testing
• Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Management of Lymphedema
• Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
• Bronchial Thermoplasty
• Bronchial Valves
• Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) and Auricular Electrostimulation
• Cryosurgical Ablation of Primary or Metastatic Liver Tumors
• Custom Implants and Instrumentation for Joint Arthroplasty
• Diagnosis and Medical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Drug Testing in Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder(s)Treatment
• Electrical Stimulation: Percutaneous and Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
• Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
• Epilepsy Event Monitoring System
• Extracranial/Intracranial Bypass Surgery
• Foot Disorder Treatments
• Genetic Testing for BRAF Gene Variant for Targeted Therapy in Melanoma or Glioma
• Genetic Testing for Cytochrome p450 (CYP450) Variants
• Genetic Testing for Mitochondrial Disorders
• Genetic Testing for Tamoxifen Treatment
• Interferential Current Stimulation
• Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Devices (Spacers)
• Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
• Magnetic Resonance (MR) Neurography
• Medical Foods
• Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity (MBDA) Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Presurgical Evaluation of Eloquent Brain Areas
• Oral Appliances and Oral Surgical Splints
• Oral Implant Procedures
• Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
• Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
• Three Dimensional Orthopedic Implants
• Proteomic Testing in Individuals With Cancer
• Quantitative Sensory Testing
• Transcervical Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
• Treatment of Tinnitus
• Ultrasonographic Measurement of Corotid Intimal Medial Thickness
• Urine Drug Testing for Drug-Drug Interaction and Urine Specimen DNA Authentication Testing

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