Below is a listing of the policy activity that we have posted to our website from March 26 ? April 25, 2014.

New Policy

The following policy has been newly developed to communicate coverage and/or reimbursement positions, reporting requirements, and other processes and procedures for doing business with AmeriHealth. Policy # Title Notification date Effective date 00.01.56 National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Modifier Indicator 0 (Zero) Procedure Code Pairs February 12, 2014 May 13, 2014

Updated policies

The following policies have been reviewed and updated to communicate current coverage and/or reimbursement positions, reporting requirements, and other processes and procedures for doing business with AmeriHealth. Policy # Title Type of policy change Notification date Effective date 00.01.24e Obsolete or Unreliable Diagnostic Tests and Medical Services Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding; Guidelines March 26, 2014 May 7, 2014 00.01.48a Marijuana for Medical Use General Description N/A March 26, 2014 02.01.01c Home Health Care Services Medical Necessity Criteria; Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update April 23, 2014 July 22, 2014 04.00.05d Extraction of Bony Impacted Teeth and Exposure of Impacted Teeth General Description; Guidelines N/A March 26, 2014 05.00.08d Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices in the Home Setting General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update; Medical Necessity Criteria N/A April 23, 2014 05.00.31c Pulse Oximetry Device in the Home Setting General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update N/A April 23, 2014 05.00.32e Speech- and Non-Speech-Generating Devices Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update N/A April 23, 2014 05.00.54f Power Wheelchairs (PWCs), Power-Operated Vehicles (POVs), and Push-Rim Activated Power-Assist Devices Medical Necessity Criteria April 9, 2014 May 9, 2014 05.00.55h Wheelchair Cushions and Seating Medical Coding; Medical Necessity Criteria April 9, 2014 May 9, 2014 05.00.65d Home Uterine Activity Monitoring (HUAM) Devices General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update N/A April 23, 2014 05.00.67k Wheelchair Options and Accessories Medical Coding; Medical Necessity Criteria April 21, 2014 May 21, 2014 07.03.18i Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) and Related Electrodiagnostic Studies Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update N/A April 23, 2014 08.00.33j Trastuzumab (Herceptin^®) Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update April 23, 2014 July 22, 2014 08.00.50l Rituximab (Rituxan^®) Medical Coding March 5, 2014 June 3, 2014 08.00.62e Abatacept (Orencia^®) for injection for intravenous use Coverage Position; Medical Necessity Criteria; General Description March 5, 2014 June 3, 2014 08.00.70a Laronidase (Aldurazyme^®) Medical Necessity Criteria N/A March 26, 2014 08.00.73e Bortezomib (Velcade^®) Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding January 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 08.00.74g Intravitreal Injection of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Antagonists (e.g., ranibizumab [Lucentis^®], pegaptanib sodium [Macugen^®], aflibercept [Eylea^®]) Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update January 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 08.00.81c Bendamustine Hydrochloride (Treanda^®) Medical Necessity Criteria February 12, 2014 May 13, 2014 08.00.85d Tocilizumab (Actemra^®) for Intravenous Infusion Medical Necessity Criteria; General Description March 5, 2014 June 3, 2014 08.00.92g Coagulation Factors for Hemophilia General Description; Billing Requirements; Guidelines; Medical Coding N/A March 26, 2014 08.00.94f Denosumab (Prolia^TM, Xgeva^TM) Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update April 23, 2014 May 23, 2014 09.00.17j Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update January 3, 2014 April 2, 2014 09.00.46l High-Technology Radiology Services Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Codes January 31, 2014 (Notification revised on February 12, 2014) May 1, 2014 09.00.49e Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding January 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 10.04.01k Pulmonary Rehabilitation General Description, Guidelines, Medical Coding N/A April 23, 2014 11.00.06e Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Primary Snoring for Adults Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Coding; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update April 23, 2014 July 23, 2014 11.02.06j Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Codes; General Description, Guidelines, or Informational Update February 26, 2014 March 26, 2014 11.02.10j Endovascular Grafts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA), Aortic-Iliac Aneurysms, and Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms General Description; Coverage Position; Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding March 26, 2014 June 24, 2014 11.04.01c Islet Cell Transplantation Guidelines; Medical Coding N/A March 26, 2014 11.08.25j Scar Revision Coverage and/or Reimbursement Position; Medical Coding January 2, 2014 April 2, 2014 11.14.21e Microprocessor-Controlled Prostheses for Lower-Extremity Amputees Coverage Position; Medical Necessity Criteria March 26, 2014 April 25, 2014 11.16.03f Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Medical Necessity Criteria; Medical Coding N/A April 23, 2014 12.01.01w Experimental/Investigational Services Medical Coding; Coverage Position N/A April 9, 2014 12.01.01x Experimental/Investigational Services Medical Coding; Coverage Position April 10, 2014 July 9, 2014

Reissued policies

The following policies have been reviewed, and no substantive changes were made. Policy # Title Reissue effective date 06.02.17c Serodiagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the Prometheus^® IBD sgi Diagnostic^TM Test April 2, 2014 07.00.09c Topical Oxygenation April 2, 2014 07.03.14i Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (INM) March 19, 2014
(Published on March 27, 2014) 08.00.08e Radioimmunotherapy with Ibritumomab Tiuxetan (Zevalin^®) April 16, 2014
(Published on April 17, 2014) 08.00.72e Alglucosidase alfas, rhGAA (Myozyme^®, Lumizyme^®) April 2, 2014
(Published on April 3, 2014) 08.01.15a Golimumab (Simponi^® Aria^TM) Intravenous (IV) Injection April 2, 2014
(Published on April 4, 2014) 11.14.08c Orthognathic Surgery April 2, 2014

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