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BCBS Excellus Medical Policy Updates – May 2019
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May 2019 Medical Policy updates:
- Behavioral Health Treatment of Family and Couples
- Bone Growth Stimulators
- Bone Growth Stimulators for the Appendicular Skeleton
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Testing
- Chiropractic Care
- Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum (Xiaflex) for Fibroproliferative Disorders
- Cosmetic and Reconstructive Procedures
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Developmental Evaluation and Testing
- Disabled Dependent Coverage
- Drug-Eluting Sinus Stents for Postoperative Use Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Enteral Nutrition
- Evoked Potentials
- Experimental or Investigational Services
- External Prosthetic Devices
- Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Angioplasty and Stents, Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA)
- First Trimester Screening for Down Syndrome
- Genetic Assay of Tumor Tissue to Determine Prognosis of Breast Cancer
- Genetic Testing for Congenital Long QT Syndrome (Familion Test)
- Her-2 Testing in Invasive Breast Cancer Using Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) or Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Assays
- Home and Community Oxygen Therapy
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Kidney (Renal) Transplantation
- Lung and Lobar Lung Transplant
- Neuropsychiatric Quantitative Encephalography in the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Nutritional Therapy
- Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization
- Plugs for Fistula Repair
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Cardiac Applications
- Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Care for Medicare Advantage Members
- Small Bowel and Multivisceral Transplants in Adults and Children
- Standing Devices and Gait Trainers
- Surgical Management of Sleep Disorders/Sleep Apnea
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition (IDPN), Intraperitoneal Nutrition (IPN), or Hyperalimentation
- Treatment of Gambling Disorder and Other Repetitive Behaviors
- Tumor-Treatment Field Therapy for Glioblastoma
- Varicosities/Varicose Veins, Treatment Alternatives to Vein Stripping and Ligation
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