Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Updates – July 2018

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July 2018 Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Policy Updates:

• Athletic Pubalgia Surgery
• Autism Spectrum Disorders/Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
• Bariatric Surgery
• Bronchial Thermoplasty
• Carbidopa and levodopa enteral suspension
• Chiropractic Care
• Cigna | CareAllies | Payer Solutions Guidelines | eviCore
• Cochlear and Auditory Brainstem Implants
• Controlled Substance Analgesic and Narcotic Antagonist Quantity Limitations
• CORE | CAQH
• Denosumab
• Diaphragmatic/Phrenic Nerve Stimulation
• Drugs / Biologics Not Covered Unless Approved Under Medical Necessity Review
• Drugs / Biologics Not Covered Unless Approved Under Medical Necessity Review
• Dupilumab
• Eculizumab
• Fetal Surgery
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary and Multifactorial Conditions
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes
• Hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO)
• Lyme Disease Treatment— Antibiotic Treatment
• Lysosomal Storage Disorders Therapy
• Male Sexual Dysfunction Treatment: Non-pharmacologic
• Minimally Invasive Intradiscal/ Annular Procedures and Trigger Point Injections
• Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
• Norton Secured Seal
• Ocriplasmin
• Octreotide
• Omnibus Codes
• Oncology Medications
• Opioid Therapy
• Patient Assessments: Medical Necessity Decision Assist
• Penicillamine and trientine hydrochloride
• Pharmacogenetic Testing
• Pharmacy Prior Authorization
• Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Therapy
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Quantity Limitations
• Radiofrequency Ablation for Breast Cancer
• Rosacea Procedures
• Ruxolitinib
• SSL & TLS Certificates by Symantec, formerly from VeriSign.
• Step Therapy
• Step Therapy – Legacy Prescription Drug Lists
• Step Therapy – Standard Prescription Drug Lists
• Tests for the Evaluation of Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes
• Thermal Shrinkage
• Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adults
• Tumor Profiling, Gene Expression Assays and Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Hematology/Oncology Indications
• Unassigned Drug or Biologic Code Medical Precertification
• Viscosupplementation for Osteoarthritis
• Vitamin D Testing
• Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing

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