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BCBS Tennessee Medical Policy Updates – June 2021
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June 2021 BCBS Tennessee Medical Policy Updates:
- AbobotulinumtoxinA
- Actigraphy
- Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine
- Agalsidase
- Aldesleukin
- Alpha1PI
- Autonomic Nervous System Testing
- Avelumab
- Axicabtagene
- Azacitidine
- Belimumab
- Belimumab
- Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Neoplastic Disease
- Biofeedback and Neurofeedback
- Bone Turnover Markers for Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis and Other Diseases Associated with High Bone Turnover
- Breast Cancer Gene Expression Assays
- Breast Implant Removal
- Burosumab
- Cabazitaxel
- Carfilzomib Kyprolis
- Casimersen (Amondys 45™)
- Cemiplimab
- Cetuximab
- Chromosomal Microarray Analysis for Evaluation of Pregnancy Loss
- Computerized 2-lead Resting Electrocardiogram Analysis for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease
- Conjunctival Challenge Test
- Coronary CTA
- Corticotropin
- Crizanlizumab-tmca
- Cytochrome p450 Genotyping
- Daratumumab
- Daunorubicin Cytarbine
- Denosumab
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (3D Mammogram)
- Emapalumab-lzsg
- Epoetin Alfa Dialysis
- Epoprostenol
- Eptinezumab
- Evinacumab-dgnb (Evkeeza™)
- Fam-trastuzumab Deruxtecan-nxki
- First Trimester Down
- Fosdenopterin (Nulibry™)
- Fractional Laser Treatment of Vulvovaginal Atrophy
- Gemcitabine
- Givosiran
- Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Malignant Astrocytomas and Gliomas
- Hemodialysis in the Home
- Idecabtagene
- Idursulfase
- IncobotulinumtoxinA
- IncobotulinumtoxinA
- Infliximab Biosimilar Products
- Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
- Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments (ICRS) for Vision Correction
- Irinotecan Liposome
- Ixabepilone
- Laronidase
- Leukocyte Histamine Release Test (LHRT)
- Leuprolide
- Light Emitting Diode (LED) Therapy
- Lisocabtagene Maraleucel (Breyanzi®)
- Luspatercept
- Melphalan Flufenamide (Pepaxto®)
- Meth poly glycol epo beta dialysis
- Meth poly glycol epo beta non-dialysis
- Minimally Invasive Procedures for Weight Loss
- Mitomycin
- Necitumumab
- Nelarabine
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Nivolumab
- Nivolumab
- Octreotide
- Ofatumumab
- Omalizumab
- Omalizumab
- OnabotulinumtoxinA
- Osteochondral Allografting
- Paclitaxel
- Pembrolizumab
- Pemetrexed
- Pertuzumab
- PET Misc Applications
- Plugs for Anal Fistula Repair
- Pralatrexate
- Proteogenomic Testing for Individuals with Cancer
- Proteomics-based Testing for the Evaluation of Ovarian (Adnexal) Masses
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Agents
- Ramucirumab
- Reduction Mammaplasty (Non-Cancerous)
- Rhinoplasty
- RimabotulinumtoxinB
- Rituximab
- Romiplostim
- Romosozumab-aqqg
- Sargramostim
- Siltuximab
- Sipuleucel-T
- Spinal Cord Stimulation / Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation for the Treatment of Pain
- Surface Electromyography (sEMG)
- Surgical Ventricular Restoration
- Tagraxofusp erzs
- Talimogene
- Temsirolimus
- Teprotumumab-trbw
- Testing Serum Vitamin D Levels
- Thyrotropin Alfa
- Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of the Prostate
- Triptorelin
- Vincristine Sulfate Liposome Injection
- Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl
- Vulvectomy
- Whole Exome Genome
Additional June Updates:
- Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine (Kadcyla®)
- Atezolizumab (Tecentriq®)
- Belantamab mafodotin-blmf
- Benralizumab
- Bevacizumab Products for the Treatment of Neoplastic Disease
- Blinatumomab
- Bortezomib
- Bortezomib
- Carfilzomib
- Cemiplimab-rwlc
- Darbepoetin Alfa for Dialysis (Aranesp®)
- Darbepoetin Alfa for Non-Dialysis (Aranesp®)
- Elosulfase Alfa
- Epoetin Alfa Products for Non-Dialysis
- Eribulin Mesylate
- Goserelin Acetate Implant (Zoladex®)
- Human Amniotic Membrane Grafts and Amniotic Fluid Injections
- Ibalizumab-uiyk (Trogarzo™)
- Idecabtagene Vicleucel (Abecma®)
- Ipilimumab (Yervoy®)
- Isatuximab-irfc (Sarclisa®)
- Levoleucovorin
- Lurbinectedin (Zepzelca™)
- Nivolumab (Opdivo®) (Intravenous)
- Noninvasive Techniques for Evaluation and Monitoring of Chronic Liver Diseases
- Novel Biomarkers in Risk Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Disease
- OnabotulinumtoxinA
- Panitumumab (Vectibix®)
- Pegfilgrastim Products (Neulasta®; Fulphila™; Udenyca®; Ziextenzo™; Nyvepria™)
- Pembrolizumab
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda )
- Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
- Pemetrexed (Alimta®)
- Pertuzumab (Perjeta®)
- Rituximab Products (Rituxan®, Rituximab-abbs [Truxima®], Rituximab-arrx [Riabni™] and Rituximab-
- Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy®)
- Trastuzumab Products – Intravenous (Herceptin®, Ontruzant®, Herzuma ,®Ogivri ,®Trazimera™,
- Ziv-Aflibercept (Zaltrap®)
- Zoledronic Acid (Zometa®, Reclast®)
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