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HCSC Pending Medical Policy Updates – August 2018
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August 2018 Pending Medical Policies:
- Chelation Therapy
- Cranial Remodeling Orthoses (CRO)
- Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Disorders
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Off-Label Use of Drugs Without a Medical Policy
- Orthopedic Applications of Stem-Cell Therapy
- Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) for the Treatment of Refractory Focal Epilepsy
- Retinal Prosthesis
- Risk Stratification Tests for Determining Arrhythmias (Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography [SAECG] and Microvolt T-Wave Alternans [MTWA])
- Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
- Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS)
Added 8/24/2018;
- Ultrasound Accelerated Fracture Healing Device
- Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy (MIRE)
- Cranial Remodeling Orthoses (CRO)
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Bezlotoxumab (Zinplava)
- Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Disorders
- Orthopedic Applications of Stem-Cell Therapy
- Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS)
- Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) for the Treatment of Refractory Focal Epilepsy
- Retinal Prosthesis
- Belinostat (Beleodaq)
- Bevacizumab (Avastin) For Oncology Indications
- Ipilimumab (Yervoy)
- Nerve Graft With Radical Prostatectomy
- Nivolumab (Opdivo)
- Off-Label Use of Drugs Without a Medical Policy
- Onivyde (irinotecan liposome)
- Hospital Beds and Related Equipment
- Intermittent Intravenous Insulin Therapy
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS) and Modulation (TEMPR)
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