BCBS Massachusetts Medical Policy Updates – May 2019

May 2019 Medical Policy Updates:

• Anti-Parkinsonism Drugs
• Aqueous Shunts and Stents for Glaucoma
• Assisted Reproductive Services Infertility Services
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – BPH
• Bronchial Valves
• Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Outpatient Setting
• Continuous Passive Motion in the Home Setting
• Cooling Devices Used in the Outpatient Setting
• Corneal Collagen Cross-linking
• Directory of Documents, 411
• Drug Management and Prior Authorization
• Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Arthritis
• Endothelial Keratoplasty
• Endovascular Procedures for Intracranial Arterial Disease – Atherosclerosis and Aneurysms
• Enhanced External Counterpulsation – EECP – for Chronic Stable Angina or Congestive Heart Failure
• Eyelid Thermal Pulsation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
• Fecal Calprotectin Testing
• Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
• Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
• Gas Permeable Scleral Contact Lens pdf.pdf
• Hippotherapy
• Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Select Intra- Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies
• Immune Modulating Drugs
• Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
• Intraocular Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Intravenous Immunoglobulin
• Intravitreal Corticosteroid Implants
• Keratoprosthesis
• Left-Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
• Medical Technology Assessment NonCovered Services
• Microprocessor Controlled Prostheses for the Lower Limb
• Myoelectric Prosthetic and Components for the Upper Limb
• Neural Therapy
• Neuropsychological and Psychological Testing
• Oncology Drugs
• Open and Thoracoscopic Approaches to Treat Atrial Fibrillation – Maze and Related Procedures
• Ophthalmic Prostaglandins
• Ophthalmologic Techniques That Evaluate the Posterior Segment for Glaucoma
• Opioid Medication Management
• Optical Coherence Tomography of the Anterior Eye Segment
• Orthoptic Training for the Treatment of Vision or Learning Disabilities
• Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Patient-Actuated End Range Motion Stretching Devices
• Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitors for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
• Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
• Plastic Surgery
• Pneumatic Compression Pumps for Treatment of Lymphedema and Venous Ulcers
• Postsurgical Outpatient Use of Limb Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
• Powered Exoskeleton for Ambulation in Patients with Lower Limb Disabilities
• Retail Pharmacy Prior Authorization Policy
• Retinal Prosthesis
• Retinal Telescreening for Diabetic Retinopathy
• Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
• Sensory Integration Therapy
• Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
• Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation
• Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
• Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
• Vision Services

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