• P = Professional
  • B = Behavioral health
  • F = Facilities

Policies

P F
Jan 1, 2023
Tumor Treating Fields Therapy                                                  Effective March 1, 2...
P F
Jan 1, 2023
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Jan 1, 2023
The following new policies were recently created: Prostate Cancer for Detection with IsoPSA - Effec...
P B F
Jan 1, 2023
BCBSRI must follow CMS guidelines for national coverage determinations (NCDs) or local coverage dete...
P F
Dec 1, 2022
Glucose Monitoring – Continuous                                                        Effective Ja...
P F
Dec 1, 2022
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Dec 1, 2022
The following new policies were recently created: Digital Health Technologies: Diagnostic Applicati...
P B F
Dec 1, 2022
BCBSRI must follow CMS guidelines for national coverage determinations (NCDs) or local coverage dete...
P F
Nov 1, 2022
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Nov 1, 2022
The following policy was recently archived: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis...
P F
Nov 1, 2022
The following new policies were recently created: Microprocessor-Controlled Prostheses for the Lowe...
P B F
Nov 1, 2022
BCBSRI must follow CMS guidelines for national coverage determinations (NCDs) or local coverage dete...
P F
Oct 1, 2022
We have completed our review of the October 2022 CPT code changes, including any category II perform...
P F
Oct 1, 2022
The following policies have been updated outside of their annual review: Total Joint Arthroplasty -...
P F
Oct 1, 2022
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Oct 1, 2022
The following new policies were recently created: Arthrotomy for Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Diso...
P B F
Oct 1, 2022
BCBSRI must follow CMS guidelines for national coverage determinations (NCDs) or local coverage dete...
P F
Sep 1, 2022
Low-Level Laser Therapy  PF  Effective November 1, 2022, additional CPT codes and ICD-10 diagnosis...
P
Sep 1, 2022
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Sep 1, 2022
The following new policies were recently created: Dry Hydrotherapy for Chronic Pain Conditions Tum...
P B F
Sep 1, 2022
BCBSRI must follow CMS guidelines for national coverage determinations (NCDs) or local coverage dete...
P F
Aug 1, 2022
Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions  Effective October ...
P F
Aug 1, 2022
The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies ar...
P F
Aug 1, 2022
The following new policy was recently created: Uterus Transplantation for Absolute Uterine Factor I...