HealthPartners Medical Policy Updates – September 2018

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September 2018 HealthPartners Medical Policy Updates:

• Acupuncture-Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Adult mental health residential services coverage criteria – Effective 9/1/2018
• Ankle replacement surgery
• Blood pressure monitors / units – Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Blood pressure monitors/units
• Botulinum toxins: abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport®), incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin®), onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®), & rimabotulinumtoxinB (Myobloc®) – Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Breast surgery
• Cosmetic surgery / treatments
• Cosmetic surgery / treatments – Iowa
• Discography/Intradiscal Steroid Injections
• Genetic testing
• Genetic Testing for Arrhythmias and Cardiomyopathies
• Genetic Testing for Cancer Predisposition
• Genetic Testing for Connective Tissue, Skeletal, and Integumentary Disorders
• Genetic Testing for Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Genetic Testing: Carrier Screening, Prenatal Screening, Prenatal Diagnosis, and Infertility Evaluation
• Genetic Testing: Coagulation Disorders and Cardiovascular Risk Assessments
• Genetic Testing: Molecular Profiling Assays for Cancer Management
• Genetic Testing: Neurological, Developmental, and Sensory Disorders and Congenital Anomalies (Effective May 1, 2018)
• Genetic Testing: Pharmacogenetics
• In-Network benefit requests – Effective 4/1/2018
• Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for orthopedic indications
• Natalizumab (Tysabri®)
• Orthotics / braces / shoes
• Pneumatic compression devices
• Rhinoplasty & septorhinoplasty
• Spinal unloading devices
• Varicose vein procedures
• Vision therapy / orthoptics and pleoptics – Minnesota Health Care Programs

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