Cigna Medical Policy Updates – May 2019

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May 2019 Cigna Medical Policy Policy Updates:

• Acupuncture
• Autologous Cell Therapy for Cardiac and Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Axial/Spinal Decompression Therapy/Mechanical Traction (Provided in a Clinic Setting)
• Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation for Chronic Sinusitis
• Blepharoplasty, Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery, and Brow Lift
• Bone Mineral Density Measurement
• Cranial Orthotic Devices for Positional or Deformational Plagiocephaly
• Duplex Scan to Evaluate for Carotid Artery Stenosis
• Gait Analysis
• Genetic Testing for Reproductive Carrier Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis
• Genetic Testing for Reproductive Carrier Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis
• Home Blood Glucose Monitors
• Home Traction Devices – Cervical and Lumbar
• Hyperhidrosis Treatments
• Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy
• Manipulation Under Anesthesia
• Otoplasty and External Ear Reconstruction
• Pneumatic Compression Devices and Compression Garments
• Preventive Care Services
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for Prostate Cancer
• Scar Revision
• Shoulder Arthroplasty/Replacement/Resurfacing/Revision/Arthrodesis
• Speech Generating Devices
• Suit Therapy
• Tissue-Engineered Skin Substitutes
• Transcatheter Ablation for the Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyca
• Treatment of Gender Dysphoria
• Wheelchairs/Power Operated Vehicles

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