The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com:
- Autonomic Nervous System Testing Using Portable Automated Equipment
- Carotid Angioplasty Stenting Without Embolic Protection
- Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton - Implantable and Semi-Implantable
- Fee-for-Time Compensation Arrangements
- Home Uterine Activity Monitoring
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions
- Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea
- Orthopedic Applications of Platelet Rich Plasma
- Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation
- Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
- Private Duty Nursing
- Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA)
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Transurethral Water Vapor Thermal Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vertebral Axial Decompression
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.”