The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full text of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com.
- Actigraphy
- Automated Point–of- Care Nerve Conduction Tests
- Balloon Ostial Dilation for Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Biofeedback
- Bioimpedance Devices for Detection and Management of Lymphedema
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Gait Analysis
- Home Health Care Services – Skilled
- In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Abdomen and Pelvis
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Breast and Lung
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Central Nervous System
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Head, Neck and Thyroid
- Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Prostate
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Meniscal Allograft Transplantation and Collagen Meniscus Implants
- Orally Administered Anticancer Medication Mandate
- PathfinderTG Molecular Testing
- Prolotherapy
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening/Testing Mandate
- Radioembolization for Primary or Metastatic Tumors of the Liver
- Removal of Non Covered Implantable Devices
For your review, we also post monthly drafts of medical policies being created or reassessed. As a reminder, you can provide comments on draft policies for up to 30 days. Draft policies are located on the Provider homepage, under the Medical Policies section, under the drop-down “Draft Medical Policies.”