Regence BCBS Medical Policy Updates – May 2021

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Regence BCBS May 2021 Medical Policy Updates:

• Air Ambulance Transport
• Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Genetic Diseases and Acquired Anemias
• Assays of Genetic Expression in Tumor Tissue as a Technique to Determine Prognosis In Patients With Breast Cancer
• Auricular Electrostimulation
• Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Malignant Astrocytomas and Gliomas
• Bariatric Surgery
• Carrier Screening for Genetic Diseases
• Cranial Electrostimulation Therapy (CES)
• Cytochrome p450 Genotyping
• Eating Disorder Inpatient Treatment
• Eating Disorder Intensive Outpatient
• Eating Disorder Partial Hospitalization
• Eating Disorder Residential Treatment
• Endometrial Ablation
• Gene Expression-Based Assays for Cancers of Unknown Primary
• Genetic and Molecular Diagnostic Testing
• Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Genetic Testing for Biallelic RPE65 Variant-Associated Retinal Dystrophy
• Genetic Testing for Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
• Genetic Testing for FMR1 Variants (Including Fragile X Syndrome)
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Breast Cancer
• In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
• Invasive Prenatal Fetal Diagnostic Testing Using Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA)
• Isolated Small Bowel Transplant
• Magnetic Esophageal Ring to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Microarray-Based Gene Expression Profile Testing for Multiple Myeloma Risk Stratification
• Non-Contact Ultrasound Treatments for Wounds
• Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic and Orthotic Replacements, Duplicates, Repairs, and Upgrades to Existing Equipment
• Powered and Microprocessor-Controlled Knee and Ankle-Foot Prostheses and Microprocessor-Controlled Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses
• General Medical Necessity Guidance for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)
• Bioengineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes and Amniotic Products
• Positional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Powered Knee Prosthesis, Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, Microprocessor-Controlled Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, and Microprocessor-Controlled Knee Prosthesis
• Preimplantation Genetic Testing
• Prolotherapy
• Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
• Psychiatric Intensive Outpatient
• Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization
• Psychiatric Residential Treatment
• Salivary Hormone Testing for Aging and Menopause
• Sequencing-based Tests to Determine Fetal Aneuploidies and  Microdeletions from Maternal Plasma DNA
• Serum Holotranscobalamin as a Marker of Vitamin B12 (i.e., Cobalamin) Status
• Surgical Treatments for Hyperhidrosis
• Transurethral Water Vapor Thermal Therapy of the Prostate

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