Cigna Medical Policy & Pharmacy Updates – June 2018

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June 2018 Medical Policy & Pharmacy Policy Updates:

• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatments
• Breast Pumps
• Cervical Fusion
• Complex Lymphedema Therapy
• Donor Lymphocyte Infusion and Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) Boost
• Electroencephalography
• Genetic Testing Collateral: Molecular Tests and Biomarkers
• Home Blood Glucose Monitors
• Home Traction Devices – Cervical and Lumbar
• Hospitalization for the Initiation of a Ketogenic Diet
• Infertility Services
• Knee Braces
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Lower Limb Orthoses and Shoes
• Lumbar Fusion for Spinal Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions, Including Sacroiliac Fusion
• Manual Muscle Testing and Range of Motion Testing
• Midwife, Home Birth and Non-Clinical Maternal Services
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment Services
• Omnibus Codes
• Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation
• Pelvic Denervation Procedures
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Sacroplasty
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Sacroplasty
• Preventive Care Services
• Prothrombin Time Home Testing Systems
• Rhinoplasty, Vestibular Stenosis Repair and Septoplasty
• Sensory and Auditory Integration Therapy – Facilitated Communication
• Sleep Testing Services
• Stem Cell Transplantation for Breast Cancer
• Stem Cell Transplantation for Central  Nervous System Tumors
• Strapping and Taping
• Transcatheter Ablation for the Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyca
• Transcatheter Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Foci in the Pulmonary Veins for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
• Transvaginal Ultrasound, Non-Obstetrical
• Tumor Profiling, Gene Expression Assays and Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Hematology/Oncology Indications
• Ultrasound in Pregnancy (including 3D and 4D Ultrasound)
• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
• Vitamin D Testing

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