BCBS Kansas Medical Policy Updates – July 2021

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July 2021 BCBS Kansas Medical Policy Updates:

• Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid
• Artificial Intervertebral Disc: Cervical Spine
• Artificial Pancreas Device Systems
• Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube
• Bio-Engineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
• Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
• Corneal Topography/Computer-Assisted Corneal Topography/Photokeratoscopy
• CTA and MRA of Head, Neck, Abdomen, Pelvis, Lower Extremities
• Decompression of the Intervertebral Disc Using Laser Energy (Laser Discectomy) or Radiofrequency Coblation (Nucleoplasty)
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Dry Needling of Myofascial Trigger Points
• Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton
• Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
• Hydrogel Spacer Use During Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
• Identification of Periodontal Microorganisms
• Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Devices (Spacers)
• Lysis of Epidural Adhesions
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the Anterior Eye Segment
• Percutaneous Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty, Radiofrequency Annuloplasty, and Biacuplasty
• Periodontal Soft Tissue Grafting
• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
• Treatment of Tinnitus

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