BCBS Minnesota Medical Policy Updates – August 2018

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August 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitors
• Benralizumab
• Breast Implant, Removal or Replacement
• Buprenorphine Implant
• Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
• Eculizumab
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Disorders of the Thoracic Aorta
• Esophageal pH Monitoring
• Genetic Testing
• Hip Arthroplasty (Hip Replacement) and Hip Resurfacing
• Intravitreal Angiogenesis Inhibitors for Treatment of Retinal and Choroidal Vascular Conditions
• Knee Arthroplasty (Knee Replacement)
• Mepolizumab
• Omalizumab
• Pharmacologic Therapies for Hereditary Angioedema
• Photodynamic Therapy for Ocular Indications
• Reduction Mammoplasty
• Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Focal (Partial) Epilepsy
• Testing of Circulating Tumor Cells

Added 8/27/2018;

• Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment and Management: Laboratory Evaluation of Non-Traditional Lipid and Nonlipid Biomarkers
• Coverage of Routine Care Related to Clinical Trials
• Cytochrome P450 Genotyping
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Multiple Sclerosis
• Facet Arthroplasty
• Genetic Cancer Susceptibility Panels
• Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Solid Tumors of Childhood
• Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
• Nerve Fiber Density Measurement
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Sacroiliac Joint Fus
• Vagus Nerve Blocking Therapy
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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