Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates – January 2023

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January 2023 Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates:

• Absorbable Nasal Implant for Treatment of Nasal Valve Collapse
• Adipose-derived Stem Cell Enrichment in Autologous Fat Grafting to the Breast
• Administrative Guidelines to Determine Dental vs Medical Services
• Artificial Intervertebral Disc
• Auricular Electrostimulation
• Autologous Blood-Derived Growth Factors as a Treatment for Wound Healing and Other Miscellaneous Conditions
• Bariatric Surgery
• Biochemical Markers of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes and Amniotic Products
• Biofeedback
• Biofeedback
• Cell Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Coverage of Treatments Provided in a Clinical Trial
• Cytochrome p450 Genotyping
• Definitive Lower Limb Prostheses
• Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in the Management of Patients with Cancer
• Digital Therapeutic Products
• Digital Therapeutic Products for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Digital Therapeutic Products for Substance Use Disorders
• Electromagnetic Therapy
• Evaluating the Utility of Genetic Panels
• Expanded Molecular Testing of Cancers to Select Targeted Therapies
• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions
• Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting
• Genetic and Molecular Diagnostic Testing
• Genetic Testing for Epilepsy
• Genetic Testing for Inherited Susceptibility to Colon Cancer
• Genetic Testing for Mental Health Conditions
• Genetic Testing for Myeloid Neoplasms and Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Implantable Bone Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
• In Vivo Analysis of Colorectal Polyps
• Investigational Gene Expression and Multianalyte Testing
• Molecular Testing in the Management of Pulmonary Nodules
• Neurofeedback
• Neurofeedback
• New and Emerging Medical Technologies and Technologies
• Orthopedic Applications of Stem Cell Therapy
• Oxygen Concentrators
• Pancreas Transplant
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, Sacroplasty, and Coccygeoplasty
• Postsurgical Home Use of Limb Compression Devices
• Protein Biomarkers for Screening, Detection, and/or Management of Prostate Cancer
• Retinal Prosthesis
• Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
• Shoulder Surgeries
• Skin Lesion Imaging and Spectroscopy
• Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Surgeries for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Thermography
• Treatment of Adult Sepsis
• Urinary Tumor Markers for Bladder Cancer
• Vagus Nerve Blocking Therapy for Obesity
• Ventral Hernia Repair

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