Medical Policy Updates

Notification of Policy Revisions Effective October 30, 2006 (Posted August 28, 2006)

Medical Policy	Revision
Psychiatric Care	Specialty Matched Consultant Advisory Panel review 8/1/2006. Added to "When not covered" section; 13-i. "Equine Assisted Psychotherapy", 18. "Cranial electrical stimulation (also known as transcranial electrical stimulation, cranial transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, neuroelectric therapy) is considered investigational as a treatment of neuropsychiatric indications such as depression, alcoholism, chemical dependency, and 22. "Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression. See medical policy; Vagus Nerve Stimulation, SUR1998." Added new 2006 CPT codes 0160T and 0161T to the "Billing/Coding" section. References added. Notification given 8/28/06, effective date 10/30/06.

Medical Policy

Revision

Psychiatric Care

Specialty Matched Consultant Advisory Panel review 8/1/2006. Added to "When not covered" section; 13-i. "Equine Assisted Psychotherapy", 18. "Cranial electrical stimulation (also known as transcranial electrical stimulation, cranial transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, neuroelectric therapy) is considered investigational as a treatment of neuropsychiatric indications such as depression, alcoholism, chemical dependency, and 22. "Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression. See medical policy; Vagus Nerve Stimulation, SUR1998." Added new 2006 CPT codes 0160T and 0161T to the "Billing/Coding" section. References added. Notification given 8/28/06, effective date 10/30/06.