BCBS Michigan Medical Policy Updates – May 2018

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May 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Bariatric Surgery (Gastric Surgery for Morbid Obesity)
• Crysvita ®(burosumab-twza)
• Facet Joint Denervation
• Fecal Incontinence—Investigational Treatments
• Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations
• Genetic and Protein Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Cancer Risk Assessment of Prostate Cancer
• Genetic Testing for Alpha-Thalassemia
• Genetic Testing for Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia (ARVC/D)
• Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis
• Genetic Testing for Cytochrome P450 Polymorphisms
• Genetic Testing for HLA-B 1502 before Carbamazepine Therapy
• Genetic Testing for Inherited Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Genetic Testing for Noonan Spectrum Disorder
• Genetic Testing for Pharmacogenetic Testing for Pain Management
• Genetic Testing for Rett Syndrome
• Genetic Testing for the Diagnosis of Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies
• Genetic Testing-Human Platelet Antigen Genotyping
• Genetic Testing-Multigene Expression Assay for Predicting Recurrence in Colon Cancer (e.g., Coloprint, Colon PRS, GeneFx, OncoDefender, Oncotype Dx® Colon Cancer Test)
• H-Wave Stimulation
• Ilumya ™(tildrakizumab-asmn)
• Infusion of Therapeutic Agents to the Brain (Convection- Enhanced Intraparenchymal Delivery)
• Intermittent (72 Hours or Greater) or Continuous Invasive Glucose Monitoring
• Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
• Nutritional Counseling
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Oncologic Conditions
• Probuphine®(buprenorphine)
• Radiofrequency Ablation of Peripheral Nerves to Treat Pain ,including Coolief Cooled RF
• Skin and Tissue Substitutes
• Trogarzo ™(ibalizumab-ulyk)

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