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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield September 2017 Medical Policy Updates

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September 2017 updated medical policies:

Coverage Criteria Revised for Certolizumab (Cimzia)
Courtesy Update for Tocilizumab (Actemra)
 Criteria Updated for Golimumab (Simponi, Simponi Aria)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Ustekinumab (Stelara)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Pemetrexed (Alimta)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Abatacept (Orencia) IV and SC
Coverage Criteria Revised for Radium Ra 223 Dichloride for Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Coverage Criteria and Policy Title Revised for PD-1 and PD-L1 Blocking Antibodies
Coverage Criteria Established for Octreotide acetate (Sandostatin, Sandostatin LAR) and Lanreotide (Somatuline Depot)
Revised Coverage Criteria for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy as a Diagnostic Technique in Disorders of the Small Bowel, Esophagus, and Colon
Change in Policy Position for In Vitro Chemoresistance and Chemosensitivity Assays
Revised Criteria for Electromyography (EMG)
Criteria Updated for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/Esophagoscopy
New Policy Established for Noninvasive Techniques for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Coverage Criteria Updated for Bio-Engineered Skin and Soft Tissue Substitutes
New Policy Established for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Revised Criteria for Eculizumab
Coverage Criteria Revised for Carfilzomib (Kyprolis)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Pemetrexed (Alimta)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Radium Ra 223 Dichloride for Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Coverage Criteria and Policy Title Revised for PD-1 and PD-L1 Blocking Antibodies
Coverage Criteria Established for Octreotide acetate (Sandostatin, Sandostatin LAR) and Lanreotide (Somatuline Depot)
Coverage Criteria Revised for Alpha 1 Proteinase Inhibitor Infusions
Coverage Criteria Revised for Decitabine (Dacogen)
Revised Criteria for Eculizumab

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