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
- Autonomic Nervous System Testing Using Portable Automated Devices
- Bariatric Surgery
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- Bronchial Valves
- Chelation Therapy for Off-Label Uses
- Chronic Intermittent Intravenous Insulin Therapy
- Claim Filing Requirements for Drugs
- Corneal Collagen Cross Linking
- Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation of the Appendicular Skeleton- Implantable and Semi-Implantable
- Electronic Brachytherapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Fetal Surgery for Prenatally Diagnosed Malformations
- Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Glucose Monitoring- Home – Non Preferred Device
- Home Uterine Activity Monitoring (HUAM)
- Immunizations Adult and Pediatric
- Interferential Current Stimulation
- Intra-articular Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis
- Manipulation Under Anesthesia
- Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT)
- Ocriplasmin for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesions
- Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea
- Patient-Controlled End of Range Motion Stretching Devices
- Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- Paraspinal Surface Electromyography (SEMG) to Evaluate and Monitor Back Pain
- Peripheral Subcutaneous Field Stimulation
- Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK)
- Progenitor Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Damaged Myocardium due to Ischemia
- Proteogenomic Testing for Patients with Cancer
- Specimen Provenance Error Testing
- Speech Therapy
- Ultrasonographic Measurement of Carotid Intima-Medial Thickness as an Assessment of Subclinical Artherosclerosis
- 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.”