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BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates – June 2021
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June 2021 BCBS South Carolina Medical Policy Updates:
- Abdominoplasty, Panniculectomy and Lipectomy
- Anesthesia Services
- Automated Point-of-Care Nerve Conduction Tests
- Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Oncologic Use
- Blepharoplasty (Upper and Lower)
- Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring for the Management of Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cellular Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
- Chiropractic Services
- Conjunctival Incision with Posterior Juxtascleral Placement of Anecortave Acetate Depot Suspension
- Cosmetic/Reconstructive Services
- Decompression of the Intervertebral Disc Using Laser (Laser Discectomy) or Radiofrequency Coblation (Nucleoplasty™)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endoscopic Laser for Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Facet Arthroplasty
- Focal Treatments for Prostate Cancer
- Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Hypnosis
- Infliximab
- Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Insulin Potentiation Therapy
- Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization/Distraction Devices (Spacers)
- Interspinous Fixation (Fusion) Devices
- Interventions for Progressive Scoliosis
- Intracoronary Doppler Ultrasound
- Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy and Associated Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease
- Laser Treatment of Onychomycosis
- Light Therapy for Vitiligo and Alopecia Areata
- Magnetic Resonance‒Guided Focused Ultrasound
- Allograft Injection for Degenerative Disc Disease
- Ambulatory or Video Electroencephalogram (EEG) Monitoring, Including Digital Analysis of Electroencephalogram
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy for Multiple Myeloma
- COVID-19 Testing
- Home Health Services Policy
- Mental Health Services
- Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals in Oncology
- Tumor Treating Fields Therapy
- Viltepso® (Viltolarsen)
- Medical Records Documentation Standards
- Meniscal Allografts and Other Meniscal Implants
- Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
- Nerve Graft with Radical Prostatectomy
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Occupational Therapy
- Orthopedic Applications of Platelet-Rich Plasma
- Oscillatory Devices for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Respiratory Disorders
- Pain Management Services (Chronic Pain and Rehabilitation Therapies)
- Patient-Specific Cutting Guides and Custom Knee Implants
- Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty and Mechanical Vertebral Augmentation
- PET Scanning in Oncology to Detect Early Response during Treatment
- Physical Therapy
- Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Preventive Services for Non-Grandfathered (PPACA) Plans: USPSTF recommended services
- Prolotherapy
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Peripheral Nerves to Treat Pain
- Radiopharmaceutical Agents and Other In Vivo Diagnostic Aids
- Rituximab
- Sacral Nerve Neuromodulation/Stimulation
- SIMPONI ARIA (golimumab injection for intravenous use)
- Speech Therapy
- Surgery for Athletic Pubalgia
- Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Surgical Ventricular Restoration
- Three-Dimensional Printed Orthopedic Implants
- Total Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition in the Home
- Treatment of Tinnitus
- Tumor Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
- Unicompartmental and Bicompartmental Knee Arthroplasties
- Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Monitor Integrity of Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
- Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
- Visual and Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Whole Body Computed Tomography Scan as a Screening Test
- Whole Gland Cryoablation of Prostate Cancer
Additional June Updates:
- Aduhelm (aducanumab-avwa)
- Advanced Therapies for Pharmacologic Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
- Ambulatory Event Monitors and Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
- Chromoendoscopy as an Adjunct to Colonoscopy
- Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol)
- Clinical Trials for Cancer and Life-Threatening Conditions
- Cochlear Implant
- Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
- Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation or Cryoablation for Barrett’s Esophagus
- Fibromyalgia Testing
- Hematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors (CSFs)
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Infliximab
- Interventions for Progressive Scoliosis
- Intravitreal Corticosteroid Implants
- Lumasiran for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
- Nivolumab (Opdivo)
- Quantitative Sensory Testing
- TECENTRIQ™ (atezolizumab)
- Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
- Zolgensma® (Onasemnogene Abeparvovec-Xioi)
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