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BCBS Excellus Medical Policy Updates – June 2018
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June 2018 Medical Policy updates:
- Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation (e.g., Kyphon Inflatable Bone Tamp)
- Hyperthermia as a Cancer Treatment: Extracorporeal Whole Body, Intraperitoneal, Local, Regional, Whole Body
- Colorectal Cancer Screening, Cologuard, CT Colonography, FIT, gFOBT, virtual colonoscopy, fecal DNA, fecal occult blood test
- Transendoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): ELF, EndoCinch, Endoluminal Fundoplication, Endoluminal Gastroplication, Enteryx, EsophyX, Gatekeeper, Plexiglas Microspheres, NDO Plicator System, Radiofrequency Esophageal Treatment, Stretta)
- Ketamine Infusion Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Pain Syndromes
- Sinus Ostial Dilation for Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis (e.g., Balloon Sinuplasty), catheter sinusotomy
- Cochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem Implants: Advanced Bionics® HiResolution Bionic Ear System (HiRes 90k), Cochlear® Nucleus 5, Med El® Maestro (Sonata or Pulsar), Nucleus 24® Auditory Brainstem Implant System, Nucleus® Hybrid™ L24 Cochlear Implant
- Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aids, Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA®), OBC bone anchored hearing aid system, Ponto Pro
- Sialendoscopy
- Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (ICRS) for Keratoconus (e.g., INTACS)
- Genotyping – RAS Mutation Analysis in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, BRAF, KRAS, NRAS, PIK3CA status, PTEN expression
- Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders
- Endovascular Repair (Coil Embolization) of Intracranial Aneurysms – Enterprise Stent, Guglielmi Coil, Neuroform Stent, Pipeline Embolization Device (PEI), Transcatheter Intracranial Embolization
- Non-Invasive Helicobacter Pylori (H Pylori) Testing: HpSA, Urea Breath Test
- Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Managment of Lymphedema, bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): Systemic or Topical, Topical Oxygen Wound Therapy (TOWT)
- Bulking Agents for Treatment of Urinary or Fecal Incontinence (Bovine Collagen, Carbon Coated Beads, Coaptite®, Contigen®, Durasphere, GAX, Macroplastique®, Microballoons, Solesta, Teflon® Injections, Uryx®)
- Immunizations/Vaccines (e.g., Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus [HPV, Cervarix, Gardasil], Meningococcal, Pneumococcal [Pneumovax 23, Prevnar], Rotavirus [Rotarix], Varicella [Varivax], Varicella Zoster [Zostavax])
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