The following policies were recently reviewed for annual update. The full texts of these policies are available in the Provider section of bcbsri.com:
- Bronchial Valves
- Chromoendoscopy as Adjunct to Colonoscopy
- Dental Providers Filing Evaluation and Management for Medical Reasons
- Desensitization Treatment for Peanut Allergies
- Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy
- Hospital Readmission
- Hospital Utilization Review
- Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Testing Mandate
- Knee Walker
- Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Mandate
- Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
- Physician Concierge Services
- Private Duty Nursing
- Proteogenomic Testing for Patients with Cancer
- Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Wig Mandate
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.”