Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina February 2018 Medical Policy Updates

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February 2018 Medical Policy Updates:

• Documentation Requirements for Treatment of End Stage Renal Disease
• Genetic Testing for FLT3, NPM1 and CEBPA Mutations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Optical Diagnostic Devices for Evaluating Skin Lesions Suspected of Malignancy (Archived)
• Radiosurgery, Stereotactic Approach
• Synthetic Cartilage Implants for Joint Pain
• Voretigene Neparvovec-rzyl (Luxturna)
• Brachytherapy Treatment of Breast Cancer (Archived)
• Breast Brachytherapy for Accelerated Partial Breast Radiotherapy
• Genetic Testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
• Genetic Testing for Cardiac Ion Channelopathies
• Genetic Testing for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
• Genetic Testing for Neurofibromatosis
• Genetic Testing for the Diagnosis of Inherited Peripheral Neuropathy
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Chest
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Prostate
• Quantitative Sensory Testing

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