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BCBS Nebraska Medical Policy Updates – May 2021
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May 2021 BCBS Nebraska Medical Policy Updates:
- Ablation of Peripheral Nerves to Treat Pain
- Allergy Testing and Allergen Immunotherapy / Desensitization
- Aqueous Shunts and Stents for Glaucoma
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
- Axial Lumbosacral Interbody Fusion
- Balloon Eustachian Tuboplasty
- Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation
- Bariatric Surgery
- Biologics for Gastrointestinal Disease
- Biologics for Rheumatic Disorders and Hidradenitis Suppurative
- Biventricular Pacemaker With and Without Icd
- Breast Reduction
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
- Charged-Particle Radiation, Helium Ion or Proton, and Stereotactic Radiosurgery/ Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy (Srs)/(Srt) and Stereotactic Body Radiation(Sbrt)
- Chelation therapy/Chemical Endarterectomy
- Cochlear Implant
- Computer assisted Musculoskeletal Surgical Navigational orthopedic Procedure
- Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Cranial and Auricular Electrotherapy Stimulation
- Cytoreductive Surgery & Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Select Intra-Abdominal & Pelvic Malignancies
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton and as An Adjunct to A Spinal Fusion
- Endobronchial Valves
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave therapy (Eswt) for Plantar Fasciitis and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Fecal Calprotectin Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
- Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations
- Focal Treatments for Prostate Cancer
- Gastric Stimulation
- Genetic Testing for Pregnancy Loss & Prenatal Diagnosis
- Hemophilia Factor Ix
- Hemophilia Factor Viii
- Hip Labrum Reconstruction Surgery
- Hysterectomy
- Implantable Bone Conduction & Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
- Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
- Intranasal Cryoablation for Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis
- Intraosseous Radiofrequency Ablation of the Basivertebral Nerve for Chronic Low Back Pain
- Intravascular Shockwave Lithotripsy
- Irreversible Electroporation (Nanoknife)
- Left Ventricular assist Device (Lvad)
- Lumbar Artificial Intervertebral Discs
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery / Reduction Pneumoplasty and Thoracoscopic Laser Ablation
- Magnetic Esophageal Ring to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Gerd)
- Microprocessor-Controlled Prostheses for the Lower Limb
- Microwave Ablation
- Monitoring of Sensory Evoked Potentials
- Nia Magellan-Interventional Pain Management and Cervical/Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Occlusion of Uterine Arteries Using Transcatheter Embolization
- Organ Transplant Surgery
- Otezla
- Ovarian or Internal Iliac Vein Embolization as a Treatment of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Patient Specific Cutting Guides and Custom Knee Implants
- Percutaneous Disc Procedures, Including: Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression (Pldd), Percutaneous Radiofrequency Disc Decompression, and Percutaneous Spinal Discectomy
- Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (Penfs) for Ibs
- Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Stroke Prevention In Atrial Fibrillation
- Periurethral Injection for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
- Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstructive Surgery
- Procedures to Treat Dysmenorrhea and Uterine Fibroids Including: Uterine Nerve Ablation, Presacralneurectomy (Luna), Laparoscopic and Percutaneous Techniques for the Myolysis of Uterine Fibroids
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Nasal Valve Stenosis
- Radiofrequency Ablation or Cryoablation for Renal
- Radiofrequency Ablation or Transarterial therapy for Liver
- Radiofrequency and Cryosurgical Ablation of Solid Tumors
- Responsive Neurostimulation
- Sacroplasty
- Saturation Biopsy of the Prostate
- Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
- Sinus Surgery
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block
- Spinal Cord and Dorsal Ganglion Root Stimulator
- Stenting for Iliac Vein Compression for May-Thurner Syndrome
- Surgeries for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Surgical Deactivation of Migraine Headache Trigger Site
- Total Ankle Replacement
- Total Artificial Hearts
- Total Hip Resurfacing
- Total Knee and Hip Replacement
- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
- Transesophageal Endoscopic therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Transgender Reassignment Surgery
- Transmyocardial Revascularization for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
- Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
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