BCBS Florida Medical Policy Updates – August 2018

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August 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy
• Aqueous Shunts and Stents for Glaucoma
• Autonomic Nervous System Testing
• Bendamustine HCl (Bendeka , Treanda )
• Bevacizumab (Avastin®) Injection
• Cardiac Monitoring Devices
• CGRP Inhibitors
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Disorders of the Thoracic Aorta
• Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting
• Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
• Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Analogs and Antagonists
• Hepatitis C Drug Therapy
• Ibrutinib (Imbruvica®)
• Idelalisib (Zydelig®) Oral Tablet
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
• Ipilimumab (Yervoy™) Injection
• Ixazomib (Ninlaro®) Capsule
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Abdomen and Pelvis
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Brain (Head)
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Chest
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Extremity (Upper and Lower)
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Neck
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Spinal Canal
• Magnetoencephalography/Magnetic Source Imaging
• Myoelectric Prosthetic and Ortho Components for the Upper Limb
• Nab-Paclitaxel Injection (Abraxane®)
• Neurolysis/Ablation
• Nivolumab (Opdivo®)
• Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidies and Microdeletions Using Cell-Free Fetal DNA
• Nusinersen (Spinraza™)
• Obeticholic Acid (Ocaliva ) Tablet
• Obinutuzumab (Gazyva®) Injection
• Pemetrexed Disodium (Alimta®) IV
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Oncologic Applications
• Preventive Services
• Quantitative Sensory Testing
• Rituximab (Rituxan®) and Rituximab;hyaluronidase (Rituxan Hycela™)
• Sacrosidase (Sucraid ) Oral Solution
• Temozolomide (Temodar®) Capsule and Injection
• Transcranial Doppler Studies
• Trastuzumab (Herceptin®) Injection
• Venetoclax (Venclexta ) Tablet
• Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts

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