The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full text of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com.
- Date of Service (DOS) for Laboratory Specimens
- Drugs and Biologicals
- Dynamic Spinal Visualization and Vertebral Motion Analysis
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Fluoroscopy Without Films
- Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer
- Gastric Electrical Stimulation Insertion
- Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
- Injectable Bulking Agents for the Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes – Fourth Quarter Update
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation Insertion
- Osteochrondral Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Cartilage
- Out-of-Network Services
- Proteogenomic Testing for Patients with Cancer
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Excluding Liver Tumors
- Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for Evaluating Skin Lesions for Suspected Malignancy
- Scintimammography/Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging
- Semi-Implantable and Fully Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Aids
- Sensory Integration Therapy and Auditory Integration Therapy
- Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy as a Technique to Treat Cutaneous Ulcers, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Miscellaneous Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Soliris (Eculizumab)
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Vestibular Function Test
- Whole Gland Cryoablation of Prostate
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.”