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BCBS Wellmark Medical Policy Updates – May 2019
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May 2019 BCBS Wellmark Medical Policy Updates:
- Ambulatory Cardiac Event Monitoring and Real-Time Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry
- Bio-Engineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk Tests
- Cellular Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer – Provenge (Sipuleucel-T)
- Computer-aided Detection (CAD)/Computer Aided Evaluation (CAE) of Malignancy with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
- Cooling Devices
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (Bone Marrow Transplant) Autologous and Allogeneic*
- Home Sleep Studies – Pediatric
- Implantable Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- KRAS/NRAS and BRAF Mutation Analysis
- Low Frequency, Non-Contact Ultrasound for Wounds
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for Surveillance of Oncologic Indications*
- Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Sensory Integration Therapy and Auditory Integration Therapy
- Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders*
- Urinary Incontinence/ Voiding Dysfunction Treatments and Devices
- Use of Fractional CO2 Laser Therapy (MonaLisa Touch), Radiofrequency Technology and ER YAG Laser Therapy for Vaginal Rejuvenation and Vaginal Tightening
- Vision Therapy – Orthoptic Training for the Treatment of Convergence Insufficiency
- Whole Body Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) to Determine Body Composition
- Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing for Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders
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