Medical Policy Updates

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Notification of Policy Revisions Effective February 16, 2010 (Posted November 9, 2009)

Medical Policy Revision
Ingestible pH and Pressure Capsule New policy adopted. Reviewed with Senior Medical Director 10/9/09. BCBSNC will not provide coverage for ingestible pH and pressure capsule for the measurement of gastric emptying because it is considered investigational. BCBSNC does not cover investigational services. Policy noticed 11/9/2009. Effective date 2/16/2010.
Non-BRCA Breast Cancer Risk Assessment (Oncovue) MED1498 New medical policy issued. Reviewed with Senior Medical Director 10/16/2009. The OncoVue® Breast Cancer Risk Test is considered investigational as a method of estimating individual patient risk for developing breast cancer. BCBSNC does not cover investigational services. Notice given 11/9/2009. Effective date is 2/16/2010.