Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Updates – March 2019

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March 2019 Cigna Medical & Pharmacy Policy Policy Updates:

• Ablative Treatments for Malignant Breast Tumors
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Cryounits/Cooling Devices
• Electrical Stimulation Therapy and Devices
• Flow Cytometry
• Genetic Testing for Reproductive Carrier Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis
• Hip Replacement/Arthroplasty
• Home Traction Devices – Cervical and Lumbar
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
• Knee Replacement/Arthroplasty
• Low-Level Laser and High-Power Laser Therapy
• Miscellaneous Musculoskeletal Procedures
• Musculoskeletal  Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
• Omnibus Codes
• Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation
• Physical Performance Test or Measurement
• Prosthetic Devices: Upper Limb Myoelectric
• Regional Sympathetic Blocks
• Stem Cell Transplantation: Non-cancer Disorders
• Tilt Table Testing
• Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adults
• Transthoracic Echocardiography in Children
• Tumor In Vitro Chemosensitivity and Chemoresistance Assays
• Tumor Profiling, Gene Expression Assays and Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Hematology/Oncology Indications
• Ultrasound in Pregnancy (including 3D and 4D Ultrasound)
• Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Automatic External Defibrillator

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