Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates – June 2021

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June 2021 Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates:

• Adoptive Immunotherapy
• Artificial Intervertebral Disc
• Bariatric Surgery
• Cochlear Implant
• Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic and Orthotic Replacements, Duplicates, Repairs, and Upgrades to Existing Equipment
• Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
• Endometrial Ablation
• Evaluating the Utility of Genetic Panels
• Gene-Based Tests for Screening, Detection, and/or Management of Prostate Cancer
• General Medical Necessity Guidance for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
• Genetic Testing for Myeloid Neoplasms and Leukemia
• Heart Transplant
• Heart/Lung Transplant
• Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes
• Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes
• Implantable Bone Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
• Interferential Current Stimulation
• Islet Transplantation
• Liver Transplant
• Lung and Lobar Lung Transplant
• Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab
• Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Selected Biologic Agents
• Occipital Nerve Stimulation
• PathFinderTG® Molecular Testing
• Percutaneous Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty, Radiofrequency Annuloplasty, and Biacuplasty
• Preimplantation Genetic Testing
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment
• Small Bowel/Liver and Multivisceral Transplant
• Surgeries for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Surgeries for Snoring, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
• Surgical Treatments for Hyperhidrosis
• Vertebral Axial Decompression

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