The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com:
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Cardiointegram
- Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors other than Renal, Liver and Prostate
- Drug Testing
- Dynamic Spinal Visualization and Vertebral Motion Analysis
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Exondys (Eteplirsen) for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Implantation of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments
- Inactive Provider Termination
- Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Minimally Invasive Intradiscal and Annular Procedures
- Neural Therapy
- Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
- Nutritional Counseling/Medical Nutritional Therapy
- Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
- Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- Prostatic Urethral Lifts
- Skin Contact Monochromatic Infrared Energy as a Technique to Treat Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Tumor Treatment Fields Therapy for Glioblastoma
- Viscocanalostomy and Canaloplasty
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.”