BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates – December 2018

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December 2018 BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates:

• Abatacept (Orencia®)
• Adoptive Immunotherapy
• Allergy Testing
• Ambulatory Event Monitors and Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
• Automated Percutaneous and Endoscopic Discectomy
• Belinostat (Beleodaq)
• Blinatumomab (Blincyto)
• Botulinum Toxin
• Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Vocal Cord Paralysis
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Computed Tomography (CT) Perfusion Imaging of the Brain
• Corneal Topography/Computer-Assisted Corneal Topography/Photokeratoscopy
• Daily Hemodialysis and Hemodialysis in the Home Setting
• Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
• Dopamine Transporter Imaging with Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (DAT-SPECT)
• Dynamic Posturography
• Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton
• Endobronchial Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer
• Evaluation of Hearing Impairment
• Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption Using Protein A Columns
• Fetal Fibronectin Enzyme Immunoassay
• Gene Expression Profiling and Protein Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Management
• Genetic and Protein Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Cancer Risk Assessment of Prostate Cancer
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA1/BRCA2)
• Hereditary Angioedema Drug Therapy
• High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Peripheral Arterial Tonometry
• Human Growth Hormone
• Injectable Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
• Inpatient Intestinal Rehabilitation Therapy
• Laboratory and Genetic Testing for Use of 5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Cancer
• Laser Treatment of Active Acne
• Lipid Panels
• Lysis of Epidural Adhesions
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography of Vessels of the Head, Neck, Abdomen, Pelvis and Lower Extremity
• MRI of the Breast
• Orthodontic Treatment
• Partial Coherence Interferometry as a Technique to Measure the Axial Length of the Eye
• Percutaneous Left-Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
• Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
• Placental and Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source of Stem Cells
• Plasma Exchange (Plasmapheresis)
• Preventive Services for Non-Grandfathered (PPACA) Plans: USPSTF recommended services
• Progesterone Therapy as a Technique to Reduce Preterm Delivery in High-Risk Pregnancies
• Quantitative Assay for Measurement of HER2 Total Protein Expression and HER2 Dimers
• Quantitative Electroencephalography as a Diagnostic Aid for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Radioimmunoscintigraphy Imaging (Monoclonal Antibody Imaging) With Indium-111 Capromab Pendetide (Prostascint®) for Prostate Cancer
• Ramucirumab (Cyramza®)
• Retinal Prosthesis
• Saturation Biopsy for Diagnosis and Staging of Prostate Cancer
• Siltuximab (Sylvant)
• Surgical and Minimally Invasive Treatments for Urinary Outlet Obstruction due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis
• Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
• Vestibular Function Testing
• Women’s Preventive Services
• Work Hardening Programs

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