The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com.

• Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Level of Care
• Ambulance Air and Water Transport
• Artificial Intervertebral Disc Insertion Lumbar Spine
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Autograft and Allografts in the treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
• Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting Without Embolic Protection
• Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
• Image Guided Minimally Invasive Decompression for Spinal Stenosis
• Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
• Nutritional Counseling/Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Occipital Nerve Stimulation
• Preventive Medicine and Other Evaluation and Management Office or Outpatient Services
• Rabies Treatment - Pre and Post Exposure
• Transurethral Water Vapor Thermal Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

We also post monthly drafts of medical policies being created or reassessed for your review. 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.”