Medical and Payment Policies
Draft Medical and Payment Policies
	Balloon Spacers for Treatment of Irreparable Rotator Cuffs of the Shoulder Effective 12/1/2025
								
			Medical
	Bariatric Surgery
								
			Baroreflex Stimulation Devices
								
			Baroreflex Stimulation Devices, Effective 1/1/2026
								
			Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Management of Lymphedema
								
			Biomarker Testing Mandate
								
			Bone Mineral Density Studies
								
			Bone Turnover Markers for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis and Diseases Associated With High Bone Turnover
								
			Breast Ductal Lavage for Detection of Breast Cancer
								
			Bronchial Thermoplasty
								
			Bronchial Valves
								
			Buprenorphine Implant for Treatment of Opioid Dependence
								
			Payment
	BCBSRI Provider Transparency
								
			BCBSRI use of Provider Performance Data for Healthcare Operations
								
			Behavioral Health Integration Services including the Collaborative Care Model
								
			Behavioral Health Outpatient Professional Services
								
			Behavioral Health Services Inpatient and Intermediate Levels of Care
								
			Behavioral Health Supervisory Protocol for Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Postdoctoral Clinicians, Mental Health Counselor Associates, and Marriage and Family Therapist Associates
								
			Benign Skin Lesions and Viral Infectious Lesion Removal
								
			Breast Pump - Hospital Grade
								
			Bundled Professional Services
								
			Prior Authorization
	 
            