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Blue Shield California Medical Policy Updates – September 2018
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September 2018 Blue Shield California Medical Policy Updates:
- Ablation Procedures for Peripheral Neuromas
- Accelerated Breast Irradiation and Brachytherapy Boost After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Actigraphy
- Adjustable Cranial Orthoses for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
- Adoptive Immunotherapy
- Analysis of MGMT Promoter Methylation in Malignant Gliomas
- Assays of Genetic Expression in Tumor Tissue as a Technique to Determine Prognosis in Patients with Breast Cancer
- Brachytherapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Using Permanently Implanted Seeds
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cellular Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
- Continuous Passive Motion in the Home Setting
- Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Other Than Liver, Prostate, or Dermatologic Tumors
- Cryosurgical Ablation of Primary or Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenting
- Genetic Testing for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
- Genetic Testing for Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
- Genetic Testing for Lynch Syndrome and Other Inherited Colon Cancer Syndromes
- Genetic Testing for Rett Syndrome
- Genetic Testing for Tamoxifen Treatment
- High-Dose Rate Temporary Prostate Brachytherapy
- In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy of the Breast and Lung
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy of the Prostate
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Abdomen and Pelvis
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Cancer of the Head and Neck or Thyroid
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Central Nervous System Tumors
- Intracavitary Balloon Catheter Brain Brachytherapy for Malignant Gliomas or Metastasis to the Brain
- Intraoperative Radiotherapy
- JAK2, MPL, and CALR Testing for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Knee Arthroplasty for Adults
- Knee Braces
- KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF Variant Analysis in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Miscellaneous Genetic and Molecular Diagnostic Tests
- Moderate Penetrance Variants Associated with Breast Cancer in Individuals at High Breast Cancer Risk
- Molecular Markers in Fine Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid
- Multitarget Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
- Oncologic Applications of Photodynamic Therapy, Including Barrett Esophagus
- Radioembolization for Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Liver
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Primary or Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Saturation Biopsy for Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Prostate Cancer
- Surgical Treatments for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
- Total Hip Arthroplasty for Adults
- Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization to Treat Primary or Metastatic Liver Malignancies
- Urinary Biomarkers for Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Surveillance
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillators
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