BCBS Arkansas Medical Policy Updates – June 2018

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June 2018  Medical Policy Updates:

• Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor Therapy
• Amniocentesis and/or Chorionic Villus Sampling to Detect Fetal Hereditary or Chromosomal Abnormalities
• Angioplasty/Stenting, Percutaneous, Carotid Artery
• Aqueous Shunts and Devices for Glaucoma
• Brentuximab (Adcetris™)
• Cardiac Event Recorder, External Loop or Continuous Recorder
• Certified Nurse Midwives
• Certified Nurse Practitioners
• Chemodenervation, Botulinum Toxins
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Closure Devices for Atrial or Ventricular Septal Defects (ASD, VSD) or Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), Percutaneous
• Daratumumab (Darzalex)
• Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
• Electrical and/or Magnetic Stimulation, Pelvic Floor Muscles-Adult Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
• Genetic Test: Miscellaneous Genetic and Molecular Diagnostic Tests
• Genetic Test: Rett Syndrome
• Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), Prophylaxis and Acute Treatment
• HIV Tropism, Testing
• Hysteroscopic Placement of Micro-Inserts in the Fallopian Tubes as a Form of Permanent Sterilization
• Injection, Clostridial Collagenase for Fibroproliferative Disorders
• Insulin Infusion Pumps, External
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Prostate
• Laser Treatment of Congenital Port Wine Stain Hemangiomas
• Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab
• Noninvasive Imaging Technologies to Detect Liver Fibrosis or Cirrhosis (Elastography)
• Patient-Specific Cutting Guides and Custom Knee Implants
• Pharmacy: Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate (Lutathera®)
• Physician Assistants
• Preventive Services for Non-Grandfathered (PPACA) Plans: Overview
• Prostatic Urethral Lift (UroLift System)
• Proteomics, Evaluation of Ovarian (Adnexal) Masses (e.g., OVA1, ROMA)
• Radiofrequency Ablation of Peripheral Nerves to Treat Pain Associated with Plantar Fasciitis or Knee Osteoarthritis
• Ramucirumab (Cyramza™)
• Sacroplasty
• Telemedicine
• Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation
• Treatment of Varicose Veins/Venous Insufficiency
• Tumor Vaccines

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