BCBS Vermont Medical Policy Updates – March 2019

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March 2019 Medical Policy Updates:

• Ambulatory Event Monitors and Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation or Implantation
• Breast Surgery
• Cochlear Implant & Aural Rehabilitation
• Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Cranial/Scalp/Wig Prosthesis
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
• Drug Wastage
• Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton
• Electrical Stimulation of the Spine as an Adjunct to Spinal Fusion Procedures
• External Insulin Pumps
• Fecal Analysis in Diagnosis of Intestinal Disorders
• Fecal Calprotectin Testing
• Homocysteine Testing
• Investigational Services and Procedures
• Laser Treatment of Port Wine Stains
• Light Therapy for Psoriasis
• Light Therapy for Vitiligo
• Lumbar Spinal Fusion
• Medical Food for Inherited Metabolic Disease File
• Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Rosacea
• Nutrient/Nutritional Panel Testing & Intracellular Micronutrient Analysis
• Oral  Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Screening
• Prostatic Urethral Lift
• Sleep Disorders Diagnosis and Treatment
• Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
• Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) in the Home Setting
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Treatment of Depression and Other Psychiatric/Neurologic Disorders
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
• Treatment of Varicose Veins/Venous Insufficiency
• Whole Body MRI
• Wireless Capsule Endoscopy as a Diagnostic Technique in Disorders of the Small Bowel, Esophagus, and Colon

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