Medical Policy updates
Approved new or revised Medical Policies and their effective dates are posted on our website the first day of each month. These policies may impact your reimbursement and your patients’ benefits. You may view all active and pending Policies or view draft Medical Policies and comment.
While information on new or revised Medical Policies is also published in this newsletter for your convenience, please visit our website for access to the most complete and up-to-date Medical Policy information. If you have any questions about BCBSNM’s Medical Policies, please call Health Services at (505) 816-2093.
Effective Date | Policy Number | Policy Name |
4/1/10 | SUR703.001 | Organ and Tissue Transplantation (General Donor and Recipient Information) |
4/1/10 | SUR703.002 | Stem-Cell Reinfusion or Transplantation Following Chemotherapy (General Donor and Recipient Information) |
4/1/10 | SUR703.029 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma |
4/1/10 | SUR703.030 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma |
4/1/10 | SUR703.031 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas |
4/1/10 | SUR703.032 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Diseases |
4/1/10 | SUR703.033 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Genetic Diseases and Acquired Anemias |
4/1/10 | SUR703.034 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer |
4/1/10 | SUR703.035 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Miscellaneous Solid Tumors in Adults |
4/1/10 | SUR703.036 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Autoimmune Disorders |
4/1/10 | SUR703.037 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
4/1/10 | SUR703.038 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Breast Cancer |
4/1/10 | SUR703.039 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNET) of the CNS and Ependymoma |
4/1/10 | SUR703.040 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Hodgkin Lymphoma |
4/1/10 | SUR703.041 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
4/1/10 | SUR703.042 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Astrocytomas and Gliomas |
4/1/10 | SUR703.043 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) |
4/1/10 | SUR703.044 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Solid Tumors in Children |
4/1/10 | SUR703.045 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Germ Cell Tumors |
4/1/10 | SUR703.046 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Primary Amyloidosis and Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia |
4/1/10 | SUR703.047 | Stem-Cell Transplant for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
Blue Review • February 2010 • www.bcbsnm.com