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Blue Shield California Medical Policy Updates – May 2018
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May 2018 Medical Policy Updates:
- Adjustable Cranial Orthoses for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
- Adoptive Immunotherapy
- Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid
- BCR-ABL1 Testing in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Bone Mineral Density Studies
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Cooling Devices Used in the Outpatient Setting
- Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
- Corneal Topography/Computer-Assisted Corneal Topography/Photokeratoscopy
- Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation and Auricular Electrostimulation
- Cytochrome p450 Genotyping
- Dental Anesthesia
- Elective Revascularization Utilizing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Non-Acute, Stable Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Arthritis
- Endothelial Keratoplasty
- Expanded Molecular Panel Testing of Cancers to Identify Targeted Therapies
- Eyelid Thermal Pulsation for the Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
- Fecal Calprotectin Testing
- Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Gene Expression Profiling and Protein Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Management
- Gene Expression Testing in the Evaluation of Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
- Gene Expression-Based Assays for Cancers of Unknown Primary
- Genetic Testing for Alpha Thalassemia
- Genetic Testing for CHARGE Syndrome
- Genetic Testing for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
- Genetic Testing for Familial Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
- Genetic Testing for Macular Degeneration
- Genetic Testing for Mental Health Conditions
- Genetic Testing for Predisposition to Inherited Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Genetic Testing for Tamoxifen Treatment
- Genetic Testing for Warfarin Dose
- Hippotherapy
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Hysterectomy Surgery for Benign Conditions
- Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
- Intracellular Micronutrient Analysis
- Intraocular Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy and Associated Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease
- JAK2, MPL, and CALR Testing for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Keratoprosthesis
- Laboratory and Genetic Testing for Use of 5-Fluorouracil in Patients with Cancer
- Molecular Markers in Fine Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid
- Myoelectric Prosthetic and Orthotic Components for the Upper Limb
- Oncologic Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning
- Ophthalmologic Techniques That Evaluate the Posterior Segment for Glaucoma
- Optical Coherence Tomography of the Anterior Eye Segment
- Orthoptic Training for the Treatment of Vision or Learning Disabilities
- Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Patient-Controlled End Range of Motion Stretching Devices
- Personalized Breast Cancer Screening Clinical Trial
- Pharmacogenetic Testing for Pain Management
- Pharmacogenomic and Metabolite Markers for Patients Treated with Thiopurines
- Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
- Pneumatic Compression Pumps for Treatment of Lymphedema and Venous Ulcers
- Postsurgical Home Use of Limb Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
- Power Morcellation for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
- Powered Exoskeleton for Ambulation in Patients with LowerLimb Disabilities
- Retinal Prosthesis
- Retinal Telescreening for Diabetic Retinopathy
- Sensory Integration Therapy and Auditory Integration Therapy
- Serum Biomarker Panel Testing for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Connective Tissue Diseases
- Testing Serum Vitamin D Levels
- Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Vertebral Fracture Assessment With Densitometry
- Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
- Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing for Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders
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