BCBS Minnesota Medical Policy Updates – May 2021

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May 2021 BCBS Minnesota Medical Policy Updates:

• Actigraphy
• Artificial Retinal Devices
• Balloon Ostial Dilation
• Blepharoplasty and Brow Ptosis Repair
• Brexucabtagene Autoleucel
• Cellular Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
• Computed Tomography (CT) to Detect Coronary Artery Calcification
• Cryoablation of Solid Tumors
• Dry Needling
• Eculizumab
• Electrical/Electromagnetic Stimulation for Treatment of Arthritis
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Disorders of the Thoracic Aorta
• Gender Affirming Procedures for Gender Dysphoria
• Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Serology Testing
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Primary Amyloidosis
• Implanted Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Inebilizumab
• Interspinous Process Spacers
• Intravitreal Corticosteroid Implants
• Luspatercept
• Meniscal Allografts and Other Meniscal Implants
• Microwave Ablation of Solid Tumors
• Organ Transplantation
• Progesterone Therapy to Reduce Preterm Birth in High-Risk Pregnancies
• Responsive Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Refractory Focal (Partial) Epilepsy
• Romiplostim
• Selected Treatments for Tinnitus
• Sleep Disorder Testing in Adults
• Spinal Fusion: Lumbar
• Subcutaneous Hormone Pellets
• Surgical Treatments of Lymphedema
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation/Replacement (TAVI/TAVR) for Aortic Stenosis
• Ustekinumab
• Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma
• Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

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