BCBS North Carolina Medical Policy Updates – March 2019

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March 2019 Medical Policy Updates:

• Abatacept (Orencia®)
• Ambulance and Medical Transport Services
• Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube
• Belimumab (Benlysta)
• Bone Morphogenetic Protein
• Chelation Therapy
• cimzia_certolizumab_pegol.pdf
• Clinical Trial Services
• Cochlear Implant
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• DNA Based Testing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Dynamic Posturography
• Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Arthritis
• Gene Expression Profiling for Uveal Melanoma
• Golimumab (Simponi Aria)
• Growth Factors in Wound Healing
• Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases
• Hyperhidrosis, Treatment of
• Immunoglobulin Therapy
• Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aids
• Infliximab, Infliximab-dyyb, Infliximab-abda
• Infusion Therapy in the Home
• Injectable Clostridial Collagenase for Fibroproliferative Disorders
• Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Lyme Disease
• Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab
• Microprocessor-Controlled Prostheses for the Lower Limb
• Noninvasive Respiratory Assist Devices
• Nutrient/Nutritional Panel Testing
• Observation Room Services
• Orthopedic Applications of Stem Cell Therapy
• Place of Service for Medical Infusions
• Powered Exoskeleton for Ambulation in Patients with Lower Limb Disabilities
• Private Duty Nursing Services
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylaxis
• Rituximab for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aid
• Serum Biomarker Panel Testing for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Skilled Nursing Facility Care
• Skilled Nursing Services
• Stem-cell Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Subtalar Arthroereisis
• Synthetic Cartilage Implants for Joint Pain
• Testing Serum Vitamin D Levels
• Three Dimensional Printed Orthopedic Implants
• Tocilizumab (Actemra)
• Topical Negative Pressure Therapy for Wounds
• Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
• Vectra® DA Blood Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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