Cigna Medical Policy Updates – June 2019

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June 2019 Cigna Medical Policy Policy Updates:

• Allergy Testing and Non-Pharmacologic Treatment
• Bathroom and Toilet Equipment and Supplies
• Bone Growth Stimulators:  Electrical (Invasive, Noninvasive), Ultrasound
• Breast Pumps
• Cardiac Rehabilitation (Phase II Outpatient)
• Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurement
• Dermabrasion and Chemical Peels
• Donor Lymphocyte Infusion and Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell (HPC) Boost
• Electrical Stimulation Therapy and Devices
• Emerging Surgical Procedures for Glaucoma
• External Counterpulsation
• Extracorporeal Photopheresis
• Genetic Testing Collateral: Molecular Tests and Biomarkers
• Hearing Aids
• Helicobacter Pylori Serology Testing
• Hospitalization for the Initiation of a Ketogenic Diet
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Systemic & Topical
• Infertility Services
• Injectable Fillers
• Liver Transplantation
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy/Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) for Nonhealing Wounds
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment Services
• Omnibus Codes
• Oxygen for Home Use
• Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Knee Surgery: Arthroscopic and Open Procedures
• Strapping and Taping
• Sensory and Auditory Integration Therapy – Facilitated
• Complex Lymphedema Therapy
• Lumbar Fusion for Spinal Instability and Degenerative Disc Conditions, Including Sacroiliac Fusion
• Drug-Eluting Devices for Use Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
• Vitamin D Testing
• Cervical Fusion
• Venous Angioplasty With or Without Stent Placement in Adults
• Orthotic Devices and Shoes
• Pelvic Denervation Procedures
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Sacroplasty
• Phototherapy, Photochemotherapy, and Excimer Laser Therapy for Dermatologic Conditions
• Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Outpatient Setting
• Prothrombin Time Home Testing Systems
• Rhinoplasty, Vestibular Stenosis Repair and Septoplasty
• Seat Lift Mechanisms, Patient Lifts and Standing  Devices
• Sleep Testing Services
• Stuttering Treatment Devices
• Transcatheter Ablation for the Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyca
• Transcatheter Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Foci in the Pulmonary Veins for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
• Transcatheter Closure of Septal Defects
• Treatment of Cutaneous and/or Deep Tissue Hemangioma, Port Wine Stain and Other Vascular Lesions
• Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
• Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

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