Policy notifications posted as of July 20, 2011

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Policy notifications posted as of July 20, 2011

July 28, 2011

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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 July 20, 2011.

Policy effective date	Notification title	Notification issue date
July 22, 2011	08.00.99 Belimumab (Benlysta®)	June 22, 2011
July 22, 2011	05.00.55g Wheelchair Cushions and Seating	June 22, 2011
July 27, 2011	05.00.70 Mechanical Stretching Devices for the Treatment of Joint Stiffness or Contractures	April 28, 2011
July 27, 2011	05.00.15k Nebulizers	June 27, 2011
August 5, 2011	08.01.01 Ipilimumab (Yervoy®)	July 6, 2011
August 5, 2011	11.14.10i Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Sacroplasty	July 6, 2011
August 19, 2011	08.00.92b Coagulation Factors for Hemophilia	July 20, 2011
August 19, 2011	07.00.03i Full-Body Monoplace or Multiplace Chamber Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy	July 20, 2011
August 19, 2011	08.01.00 Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection as a Technique to Reduce the Rink of Preterm Birth in High-Risk Pregnancies	July 20, 2011
August 19, 2011	11.15.23 Transforaminal Epidural Nerve Block Injections	July 20, 2011
August 24, 2011	09.00.36f First-Trimester Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy	May 26, 2011
August 31, 2011	11.01.06 Bone-Anchored (Osseointegrated) Hearing Aids, Implantable Bone-Conduction Hearing Aids, and Semi-Implantable Hearing Aids	June 1, 2011
September 1, 2011	00.01.52 Always Bundled Procedure Codes	June 3, 2011
September 1, 2011	11.05.02f Blepharoplasty, Repair of Blepharoptosis, Repair of Brow Ptosis, and Canthoplasty/Canthopexy	June 3, 2011
September 1, 2011	10.02.02e Chiropractic Spinal and Extraspinal Manipulation Therapy	June 1, 2011
September 1, 2011	10.03.01b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services	June 1, 2011
September 1, 2011	11.02.01h Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities and Perforator Vein Incompetence	June 8, 2011
October 1, 2011	00.03.07 Laboratory Services for Members Enrolled in Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) or Health Maintenance Organization Point-of-Service (HMO-POS) Products	July 1, 2011
October 1, 2011	11.08.20h Wound Care: Bioengineered Skin Substitutes	July 1, 2011
October 4, 2011	08.00.44i Zoledronic Acid (Zometa®, Reclast®)	July 6, 2011
October 5, 2011	11.08.06f Abdominoplasty and/or Panniculectomy	July 7, 2011

To view the policy notifications, go to www.amerihealth.com/medpolicy, select Accept and Go to Medical Policy Online, and click on the Policy Notifications box. You can also view policy notifications using the NaviNet^® web portal by selecting Reference Materials and Reports from the Plan Transactions menu, then Medical Policy. Once these policies are in effect, they will be available by using the Search box on the Medical Policy homepage. Be sure to check back often, as the site is updated frequently.

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