Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates – March 2019

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March 2019 Medical Policy Updates:

• Ablation of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
• Absorbable Nasal Implant for Treatment of Nasal Valve Collapse
• Adipose-derived Stem Cell Enrichment in Autologous Fat Grafting to the Breast
• Air Ambulance Transport
• Allied Health Table of Contents
• Behavioral Table of Contents
• Carrier Screening for Genetic Diseases
• Chromosomal Microarray (CMA) Testing for the Evaluation of Products of Conception and Pregnancy Loss
• Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Organ, Pulmonary, and Breast Tumors
• Eating Disorder Inpatient Treatment
• Eating Disorder Intensive Outpatient
• Eating Disorder Partial Hospitalization
• Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
• Fetal RHD Genotyping Using Maternal Plasma
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery
• Genetic Table of Contents
• Genetic Testing for Cardiac Ion Channelopathies
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• Genetic Testing for Lactase Insufficiency
• Hippotherapy
• Interspinous Fixation (Fusion) Devices
• Intraocular Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Invasive Prenatal Fetal Diagnostic Testing Using Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA)
• Isolated Small Bowel Transplant
• Laboratory Table of Contents
• Multimarker and Proteomics-based Serum Testing Related to Ovarian Cancer
• Placental and Umbilical Cord Blood as a Source of Stem Cells
• Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
• Psychiatric Intensive Outpatient
• Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment
• Radiology Table of Contents
• Recent Updates to the Regence Group Medical Policy Manual
• Rhinoplasty
• Salivary Hormone Testing for Aging and Menopause
• Sequencing-based Tests to Determine Fetal Aneuploidies and  Microdeletions from Maternal Plasma DNA
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
• Surgeries for Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• Surgery Table of Contents
• Transesophageal Endoscopic Therapies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Transplant Table of Contents
• Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness as an Assessment of Atherosclerosis
• Utilization Management Table of Contents
• Ventricular Assist Devices and Total Artificial Hearts

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