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Blue Shield California Medical Policy Updates – August 2022
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August 2022 Blue Shield California Medical Policy Updates:
- Actigraphy
- Allograft Injection for Degenerative Disc Disease
- Ambulatory Event Monitors and Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
- Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid
- Baroreflex Stimulation Devices
- Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
- Biventricular Pacemakers (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) for the Treatment of Heart Failure
- Brachytherapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Using Permanently Implanted Seeds
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Bronchial Valves
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Catheter Ablation as Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
- Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Management (Liquid Biopsy)
- Comprehensive Genomic Profiling for Selecting Targeted Cancer Therapies
- Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
- Cytochrome P450 Genotype-Guided Treatment Strategy
- Diabetes Prevention Program
- Dry Hydrotherapy for Chronic Pain Conditions
- Diagnosis and Medical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endovascular Stent Grafts for Disorders of the Thoracic Aorta
- Endovascular Therapies for Extracranial Vertebral Artery Disease
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions
- External Insulin Infusion Pump
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Adult Conditions
- Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
- Facet Arthroplasty
- Genotype-Guided Warfarin Dosing
- Genetic Testing for Lactase Insufficiency
- Genetic Testing for Inherited Thrombophilia
- Germline Genetic Testing for Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Genes
- Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Cancer of the Head and Neck or Thyroid
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Central Nervous System Tumors
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Abdomen and Pelvis
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy of the Breast and Lung
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy of the Prostate
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Intracavitary Balloon Catheter Brain Brachytherapy for Malignant Gliomas or Metastasis to the Brain
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy
- Knee Arthroscopy in Knee Osteoarthritis
- Knee Arthroplasty for Adults
- Lipid Apheresis
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Severe Emphysema
- Lower Limb Prostheses
- Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Pain and Spasticity
- Molecular Testing in the Management of Pulmonary Nodules
- Myocardial Strain Imaging
- Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidies and Microdeletions Using Cell-Free Fetal DNA
- Oncologic Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning
- Open and Thoracoscopic Approaches to Treat Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter (Maze and Related Procedures)
- Orthopedic Applications of Stem Cell Therapy (Including Allografts and Bone Substitutes Used with Autologous Bone Marrow)
- Oscillatory Devices for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Respiratory Conditions
- Paraspinal Surface Electromyography to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
- Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Central Sleep Apnea
- Power Wheelchairs and Power Operated Vehicles for Permanent Use
- Provider Connection Reference Guide: How the Blue Shield website can work for you
- Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Radiation Oncology
- Radioembolization for Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Liver
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Excluding Liver Tumors
- Remote Electrical Neuromodulation for Migraine
- Speech Therapy
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
- Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation
- Treatment of Hyperhidrosis
- Treatment of Varicose Veins/Venous Insufficiency
- Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Intima-Medial Thickness as an Assessment of Subclinical Atherosclerosis
- Multibiomarker Disease Activity Blood Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillators
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