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
1/1/10	RX501.007	Subcutaneous Hormone Implants
1/1/10	MED207.147	Immune Cell Function Assay in Solid Organ Transplantation
1/15/10	OTH903.015	Photodynamic Therapy for Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization
1/15/10	SUR702.014bu	Radiofrequency Facet Joint Denervation
1/15/10	SUR702.015bu	Facet Joint Injections
2/1/10	RX502.030	Rituxan® (Rituximab) for Treatment of Cancer and Hematologic Conditions
2/15/10	DME101.036	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) for the Treatment of Wounds (VAC or Versatile 1)
2/15/10	DME101.034	Lifts and Elevator Systems
2/15/10	SUR703.011	Meniscal Allograft Transplantation
2/15/10	MED205.011	Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring
2/15/10	SUR705.020	Osteochondral Autografts and Allografts in the Treatment of Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions
3/1/10	MED207.119	Pharmacogenomics and Metabolite Markers for Patients Treated with Thiopurines
3/1/10	MED207.116	Bone Turnover Markers for Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis and Other Conditions Associated with Increased Bone Turnover
3/1/10	MED207.149bu	Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density
3/1/10	THE801.003	Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2) Pressurization

Blue Review • January 2010 • www.bcbsnm.com