BCBS Mississippi Medical Policy Updates – May 2021

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May 2021 BCBS Mississippi Medical Policy Updates:

• Adjustable Cranial Orthoses for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
• Auditory Brainstem Implant
• Chelation Therapy
• Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) in the Home Setting
• Cooling Devices Used in the Outpatient Setting
• Corneal Topography/Computer-Assisted Corneal Topography/Photokeratoscopy
• Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) and Auricular Electrostimulation
• Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Arthritis
• Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
• Gene Expression-Based Assays for Cancers of Unknown Primary
• Genetic Testing for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
• Genetic Testing for Familial Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
• Genetic Testing for Macular Degeneration
• Genetic Testing for Predisposition to Inherited Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Handheld Radiofrequency Spectroscopy for Intraoperative Assessment of Surgical Margins During Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Hippotherapy
• Intraocular Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Laboratory and Genetic Testing for Use of 5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Cancer
• Myoelectric Prosthetic and Orthotic Components for the Upper Limb
• Ophthalmologic Techniques That Evaluate the Posterior Eye Segment for Glaucoma
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the Anterior Eye Segment
• Orthoptic Training for the Treatment of Vision or Learning Disabilities
• Patient-Controlled End Range of Motion Stretching Devices
• Pharmacogenetic Testing for Pain Management
• Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
• Pneumatic Compression Pumps for Treatment of Lymphedema and Venous Ulcers
• Postsurgical Home Use of Limb Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
• Powered Exoskeleton for Ambulation in Patients With Lower-Limb Disabilities
• Retinal Prosthesis
• Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
• Sensory Integration Therapy and Auditory Integration Therapy
• Sleep Disorders – Effective 01/01/2018
• State and School Employees’ Health Insurance Plan – Telehealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Services
• Surgery for Groin Pain in Athletes
• Surgical Deactivation of Headache Trigger Sites
• Surgical Ventricular Restoration
• Telehealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Services
• Telehealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Services
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis
• Transmyocardial Revascularization
• Treatment of Tinnitus
• Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
• Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing for Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders

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