TitleWeb Policy notifications posted as of January 20, 2012
Professional; Facility; Ancillary
January 31, 2012
Page Content [ All policies are posted
prior to their effective date. Below is a listing of the policy notifications
that we have posted to our website as of January 20, 2012.
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January 18, 2012
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11.14.02i
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Trigger Point Injections
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December 19, 2011
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January 20, 2012
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00.01.18b
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Reimbursement for Associated
Services Performed in Conjunction with Dental Services
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December 21, 2011
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January 20, 2012
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08.01.02
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Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
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January 10, 2012
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January 20, 2012
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12.00.03a
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Alternative Therapies and
Complementary Medicine
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December 21, 2011
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January 20, 2012
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08.00.75d
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Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents
(ESAs)
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December 21, 2011
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January 20, 2012
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00.10.21b
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Collection and Interpretation of
Physiologic Data
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December 21, 2011
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January 24, 2012
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08.00.62d
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Abatacept (Orencia®)
for injection for intravenous use
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October 26, 2011
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January 24, 2012
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11.08.15m
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Reconstructive Breast Surgery
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October 26, 2011
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February 3, 2012
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11.00.13d
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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal
Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
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January 4, 2012
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February 3, 2012
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11.08.02e
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Reduction Mammoplasty
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January 4, 2012
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February 3, 2012
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11.07.02f
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Sentinel Node Biopsy
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January 4, 2012
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February 3, 2012
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05.00.60d
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Pressure Reducing Support
Surfaces
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January 4, 2012
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February 16, 2012
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06.02.09e
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Genotyping and Phenotyping
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January 17, 2012
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February 16, 2012
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05.00.30f
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Noninvasive Respiratory Assist
Devices (RADs): Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices and Bi-Level
Devices
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January 17, 2012
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February 17, 2012
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11.08.19j
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Prophylactic Mastectomy
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January 18, 2012
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March 7, 2012
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08.09.11n
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Medicare Part B vs. Part D Crossover
Drugs
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January 6, 2012
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March 20, 2012
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11.08.03h
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Lipectomy and Liposuction
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December 21, 2011
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March 21, 2012
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10.01.01i
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Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive
Cardiac Rehabilitation
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January 18, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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11.17.06h
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Surgical and Minimally Invasive
Treatments for Urinary Outlet Obstruction due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
(BPH)
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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10.06.01e
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Speech Therapy
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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07.13.07e
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Corneal Pachymetry Using
Ultrasound
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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10.04.01j
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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11.08.12g
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Surgery for Gynecomastia
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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05.00.09e
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Bone Growth Stimulators
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January 5, 2012
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April 4, 2012
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05.00.37d
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Compression Garments
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January 5, 2012
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April 5, 2012
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07.03.09h
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Electromyography (EMG) Studies:
Needle EMG, Surface EMG (SEMG)
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January 6, 2012
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April 5, 2012
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07.03.18g
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Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) and
Related Electrodiagnostic Studies
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January 6, 2012
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policy notifications.
Select Accept and Go to Medical Policy
Online, agree to the Terms and Conditions, then select the Policy Notifications section located on the middle
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portal. Log onto NaviNet, select Reference
Tools from the Plan Transactions menu,
then Medical Policy. Once these policies are
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portal.
Be sure to check back often, as the site is updated frequently.
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