BCBS Vermont Medical Policy Updates – August 2022

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August 2022 BCBS Vermont Medical Policy Updates:

• Adjustable Cranial Orthoses for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
• Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation or Implantation
• Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes and Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid
• Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Clinical Trials
• Cosmetic and Reconstructive Procedures
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
• Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton
• Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
• Evaluation of Hearing Impairment
• Hospital Beds
• https://www.bluecrossvt.org/documents/cpp03-telemedicine-nov2022
• https://www.bluecrossvt.org/documents/cpp35-medication-therapy-management-policy-nov2022
• https://www.bluecrossvt.org/documents/laser-treatment-port-wine-stains-archived
• https://www.bluecrossvt.org/documents/telephone-policy-effective-april-2022
• Interventions for Progressive Scoliosis
• Investigational Services and Procedures
• Medical Food for Inherited Metabolic Disease
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Outpatient Setting
• Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulator (NMES)
• Noninvasive Techniques for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
• Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Rosacea
• Occipital Nerve Stimulation
• Telemedicine and Telehealth
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
• Vision Services and Medical Coverage for Ocular Disease

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