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
- Automated Point–of-Care Nerve Conduction Tests
- Clinical Trials Mandate Commercial
- Cranial Orthoses (Adjustable) for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
- Cryosurgical Ablation of Primary or Metastatic Liver Tumors
- Durable Medical Equipment
- Glucose Monitoring – Continuous
- Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing Mandate
- Lysis of Epidural Adhesions
- Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing
- Microwave Tumor Ablation
- Newborn Screening Programs Mandate
- Non-Reimbursable Health Service Codes
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Mandate
- Post-Partum Hospital Stays Mandate
- Post Payment Audits
- Salivary Estriol as Risk Predictor for Preterm Labor and Management of Menopause and/or Aging
- Signal Averaged Electrocardiography (SAECG)
- Structured Screening and Brief Intervention Services
- Sympathetic Therapy for the Treatment of Pain
- Thermal Capsulorrhaphy as a Treatment for Joint Instability
- Thoracic Lumbosacral Orthosis with Pneumatics
- Topographic Brain Mapping
- 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.”