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BCBS Excellus Medical Policy Updates – May 2021
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BCBS Excellus May 2021 Medical Policy updates:
- Ablation/Denervation Techniques for Knee Pain
- Bioengineered Tissue Products for Wound Treatment and Surgical Interventions
- Blepharoplasty With or Without Levator Muscle Advancement
- Bone Growth Stimulators
- Breast Pumps
- Cervical Traction Devices for Home Use
- Continuing Day Treatment Programs
- Coverage for Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU) and Anesthesia for Dental Services
- Emergency Care Services
- Endovascular Repair (Coil Embolization) of Intracranial Aneurysms
- Focal Therapies for Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Genetic Assay of Tumor Tissue to Determine Prognosis of Breast Cancer (Oncotype Dx Breast Recurrence Score, MammaPrint)
- Heart & Heart/Lung Transplant
- High-Resolution Anoscopy
- Home Phototherapy for Hyperbilirubinemia
- Interfacility Transfer of a Registered Inpatient
- Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Implants (Spacers)
- Keratoprosthesis
- Limb Pneumatic Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
- Low-Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) for Lung Cancer Screening
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy
- Optical Coherence Tomography for Ophthalmologic Applications
- Orthotics
- Percutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PPTNS)
- Pneumatic Compression Devices/Lymphedema Pumps
- Prental Genetic Testing
- Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
- Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Focal Epilepsy
- Second Medical and Surgical Opinions
- Surgical Ventricular Reduction (e.g., Partial Ventriculectomy – Batista Procedure)
- Vitrectomy Chair/Face-down Positioning System
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