Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates – February 2023

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February 2023 Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates:

• Analysis of Proteomic and Metabolomic Patterns for Early Detection of Cancer
• Bariatric Surgery
• Baroreflex Stimulation Devices
• Cone Beam Computed Tomography of the Breast
• Cranial Electrostimulation Therapy (CES)
• Cryoablation for Chronic Rhinitis
• Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Organ, Pulmonary, and Breast Tumors
• Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in the Management of Patients with Cancer
• Electromagnetic Therapy
• Evaluating the Utility of Genetic Panels
• Expanded Molecular Testing of Cancers to Select Targeted Therapies
• Galvanic Stimulation
• Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholeste
• H-wave Stimulation
• Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
• Lumbar Spinal Fusion
• Management of Hypertension in Adults
• Manipulation Under Anesthesia
• Microcurrent Stimulation (MENS)
• Microwave Tumor Ablation
• Molecular Analysis for Targeted Therapy of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer NSCLC)
• Molecular Testing for Interstitial Lung Disease
• New and Emerging Medical Technologies and Technologies
• Periurethral Transperineal Adjustable Balloon Continence Device
• Protein Biomarkers for Screening, Detection, and/or Management of Prostate Cancer
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Sublingual Immunotherapy as a Technique of Allergen Specific Therapy
• Threshold Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment of Motor Disorders
• Transcutaneous Electrical Modulation Pain Reprocessing
• Transesophageal Endoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Urinary Tumor Markers for Bladder Cancer
• Vagus Nerve Blocking Therapy for Obesity
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation
• Vitamin D Testing

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