BCBS Tennessee Medical Policy Updates – March 2019

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March 2019 BCBS Tennessee Medical Policy Updates:

• Agalsidase Beta
• Alemtuzumab
• Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor Therapy
• Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
• Atezolizumab
• Avelumab
• Belinostat
• Bendamustine HCl (Bendeka®)
• Bendamustine HCl (Bendeka®)
• Bendamustine HCl (Treanda®)
• Cemiplimab-rwlc
• Certolizumab Pegol
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Corticotropin Therapy
• Degarelix
• Durvalumab
• Ecallantide
• Eculizumab
• Elapegademase-lvlr
• Elosulfase Alfa
• Eribulin Mesylate
• Expanded Molecular Panel Testing of Cancers to Identify Targeted Therapies
• Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant
• Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant for Diabetic Macular Edema
• Histrelin Acetate Implant for Prostate Cancer
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
• Idursulfase
• Inotersen
• Ipilimumab
• Laronidase
• Lymphatic Physiologic Microsurgery for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
• Microwave Ablation for Oncologic Tumors
• Natalizumab
• Necitumumab
• Nivolumab
• Obinutuzumab
• Omalizumab
• Palonosetron Hydrochloride
• Panitumumab
• Pegademase Bovine
• Pegaptanib Sodium
• Pegfilgrastim
• Pembrolizumab
• Pemetrexed
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty and Sacroplasty
• Pertuzumab
• Pneumatic Compression Pumps
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Oncologic Applications
• Prostatic Urethral Lift
• Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
• Ranibizumab
• Reslizumab
• Rituximab-abbs
• Romidepsin
• Romiplostim
• Serum Tumor Markers for Gastrointestinal Cancer
• Subtalar Arthroereisis
• Tumor-Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma

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