Effective April 9, 2023, Independence Blue Cross and Independence Administrators updated their medical policy on high-technology radiology services for Commercial and Medicare Advantage members.
Carelon Medical Benefits Management (formerly AIM Specialty Health®) has revised their clinical appropriateness guidelines for advanced imaging regarding the brain, head and neck, chest, abdomen/pelvis, oncologic, and heart.
For a detailed summary of the changes, see the specific radiology and cardiology guidelines, which became effective on April 9, 2023.
For more information, please refer to the following medical policies, which published on April 10, 2023: