BCBS Nebraska Medical Policy Updates – February 2019

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 February 2019 BCBS Nebraska Medical Policy Updates:

• Biventricular Pacemaker With And Without Pacemaker (Preauthorization Required)
• Cardiac Event Monitors And Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry (Requires Preauthorization)
• Drugs To Treat Cancers With Overexpressed Her-2 Protein (Preauthorization Required)
• Genetic Testing For Hereditary Breast And/Or Ovarian Cancer (Brca 1 & Brca 2) (Requires Preauthorization)
• Hemophilia Factor Ix (Requires Preauthorization)
• Hemophilia Factor Viii (Requires Preauthorization)
• Intra-Articular Hyaluronate Injections For Osteoarthritis (Requires Preauthorization)
• Intravenous Immune Globulin (Requires Preauthorization)
• Jynarque (Requires Preauthorization)
• Left Ventricular Assist Device (Lvad)  (Preauthorization Required)
• Radiofrequency Ablation Or Cryoablation For Renal  (Preauth Required)
• Radiofrequency Ablation Or Transarterial Therapy For Liver (Preauthorization Required)
• Therapeutic Alternatives Prior Authorization
• Topical Skin Infection Antibiotics (Requires Preauthorization)
• Transgender Reassignment Surgery (Preauthorization Required)

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