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Blue Shield California January 2018 Medical Policy Updates
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January 2018 Medical Policy Updates:
• Accelerated Breast Irradiation and Brachytherapy Boost After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
• Adjustable Cranial Orthoses for Positional Plagiocephaly and Craniosynostoses
• Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Genetic Diseases and Acquired Anemias
• Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• Analysis of Human DNA in Stool Samples as a Technique for Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Assays of Genetic Expression in Tumor Tissue as a Technique to Determine Prognosis in Patients with Breast Cancer
• Biofeedback as a Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Biofeedback as a Treatment of Fecal Incontinence or Constipation
• Biofeedback as a Treatment of Headache
• Cardiac Applications of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning
• Chromoendoscopy as an Adjunct to Colonoscopy
• Cochlear Implant
• Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
• Cryosurgical Ablation of Miscellaneous Solid Tumors Other Than Liver, Prostate, or Dermatologic Tumors
• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation or Cryoablation for Barrett Esophagus
• Endovascular Stent Grafts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• Esophageal pH Monitoring
• Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
• Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
• Gene Expression Profiling and Protein Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Management
• Genetic and Protein Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Cancer Risk Assessment of Prostate Cancer
• Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (BRCA1 or BRCA2)
• Genetic Testing for Statin-Induced Myopathy
• Genetic Testing for the Diagnosis of Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors and Ependymoma
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Miscellaneous Solid Tumors in Adults
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Plasma Cell Dyscrasias, Including Multiple Myeloma and POEMS Syndrome
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Primary Amyloidosis
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Solid Tumors of Childhood
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation For Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
• Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Germ Cell Tumors
• Human Leukocyte Antigen Testing for Celiac Disease
• Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes
• Implantable Bone-Conduction and Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
• Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule
• Intravenous Anesthetics for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy and Associated Diagnostic Testing for Lyme Disease
• Lysis of Epidural Adhesions
• Magnetic Esophageal Sphincter Augmentation to Treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
• Measurement of Serum Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab
• Microwave and Locoregional Laser Tumor Ablation
• Monitored Anesthesia Care
• Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
• Neural Therapy
• Noninvasive Techniques for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Patients With Chronic Liver Disease
• Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
• Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia
• Plugs for Anal Fistula Repair
• Prolotherapy
• Proteomic Testing for Targeted Therapy in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
• Total Artificial Hearts And Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices
• Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
• Transanal Radiofrequency Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
• Wireless Capsule Endoscopy to Diagnose Disorders of the Small Bowel, Esophagus, and Colon
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