Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Updates – February 2019

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February 2019 Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Policy Updates:

• Autonomic Nerve Function Testing
• Bariatric Surgery
• Biofeedback
• Bone, Cartilage and Ligament Graft Substitutes
• Breast Implant Removal
• Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy or Lumpectomy
• Chiropractic Care
• Cochlear and Auditory Brainstem Implants
• Diagnostic Microbe Testing for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
• Drug Testing
• Electric Stimulation for Pain, Swelling and Function in a Clinic Setting
• Electrical Stimulation Therapy and Devices
• Electrodiagnostic Testing (EMG/NCV)
• Emerging Surgical Procedures for Glaucoma
• Endometrial Ablation
• Endoscopic Anti-Reflux Procedures
• Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Exhaled Breath Condensate in the Management of Respiratory Disorders
• Home Blood Glucose Monitors
• Home Traction Devices – Cervical and Lumbar
• Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO)
• Injectable Bulking Agents for Urinary Conditions and Fecal Incontinence
• Intensive Behavioral Interventions
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Male Sexual Dysfunction Treatment: Non-pharmacologic
• Nutritional Support
• Omnibus Codes
• Outpatient Acute Rehabilitation
• Oxygen for Home Use
• Peripheral Nerve Destruction for Pain Conditions
• Physical Performance Test or Measurement
• Plantar Fasciitis Treatments
• Plasmapheresis
• Pressure Reducing Surfaces
• Prophylactic Oophorectomy or Salpingo-oophorectomy With or Without Hysterectomy
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Sacroiliac Joint Injections
• Scar Revision
• Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
• Spinal Ultrasound
• Stem-Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases/Miscellaneous Conditions
• Stem-Cell Transplantation for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
• Suit Therapy
• Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance for the Measurement of Cardiac Output
• Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitutes
• Total Ankle Arthroplasty/Replacement
• Transcatheter Heart Valve Procedures
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adults
• Tumor In Vitro Chemosensitivity and Chemoresistance Assays
• Vitamin D Testing
• Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Automatic External Defibrillator

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