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BCBS Kansas City Medical Policy Updates – October 2023
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October 2023 BCBS Kansas City Medical Policy Updates:
- Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin)
- Adjunctive Techniques for Screening and Surveillance of Barrett Esophagus and Esophageal Dysplasia
- Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid
- Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube
- Bio-Engineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
- Biofeedback as a Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Adults
- Biofeedback for Miscellaneous Indications
- Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction and Chronic Heart Failure
- Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring for the Management of Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment
- Chromosomal Microarray
- Cooling Devices Used in the Outpatient Setting
- Corneal Topography Computer-Assisted Corneal Topography Photokeratoscopy
- Coronavirus Testing in an Outpatient Setting
- Diagnosis of Vaginitis including Multi-target PCR Testing
- Digital Health Technologies Diagnostic Applications
- Digital Health Technologies Therapeutic Applications
- Folate Testing
- Gamma-glutamyl Transferase
- General Inflammation Testing
- Genetic Markers for Assessing Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Genetic Testing for Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia
- Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis
- Genetic Testing for Diagnosis of Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies
- Genetic Testing for Familial Alzheimer Disease
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Hearing Loss
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Pancreatitis
- Genetic Testing for Lactase Insufficiency
- Genetic Testing for Neurofibromatosis and Related Disorders
- Genetic Testing for Ophthalmologic Conditions
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Identification of Microorganisms using Nucleic Acid Probes
- Microsatellite Instability and Tumor Mutational Burden Testing
- Miscellaneous Investigational Procedures
- Molecular Profiling for Cancers of Unknown Primary Origin
- Molecular Testing for Cutaneous Melanoma
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Nutrient Nutritional Panel Testing
- Omidubicel as Adjunct Treatment for Hematologic Malignancies
- Oral Cancer Screening and Testing
- Oxlumo (Lumasiran)
- Pancreatic Cancer Risk Testing Using Pancreatic Cyst Fluid
- Pancreatic Enzyme Testing for Acute Pancreatitis
- Panniculectomy and Abdominoplasty
- Pathogen Panel Testing
- Prenatal Screening (Genetic)
- Prenatal Screening (Nongenetic)
- Prescription Medication and Illicit Drug Testing in the Outpatient Setting
- Red Blood Cell Molecular Testing
- Serum Testing for Evidence of Mild Brain Injury
- Serum Tumor Markers for Malignancies
- Stationary Ultrasonic Diathermy Devices
- Testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Testing for Colorectal Cancer Management
- Testing for Targeted Therapy of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- Testing for Vector-Borne Infections
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cranial Electrical Stimulation (CES) as a Treatment of Depression and Other Psychiatric Neurologic Disorders
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation – TENS
- Trigger Point and Tender Point Injections
- Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness as an Assessment of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
- Urine Culture Testing for Bacteria
- Verkazia (cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 01%)
- Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)
- Whole Genome and Whole Exome Sequencing
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