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POLICIES SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW AUGUST 2012, LISTED BY SPECIALTY:
Please submit feedback by June 1, 2012

Allergy - None

Anesthesiology - None

Anesthesiology Pain Management - None

Bariatrics - None

Cardiology - None

Chiropractic- None

Dentistry - None

Dermatology - None

Electrodiagnostics - None

Endocrinology - (2)

Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy (OIVIT), Medicine 96
Pancreas Transplant, Transplant 06

ENT - None

Gastroenterology - None

General Surgery - None

Genetics - None

Hematology Oncology - (7)

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Other Tumors, Surgery 139
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma, Transplant 45.22
Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Transplant 45.24
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Transplant 45.26
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Transplant 45.31
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for CNS Embryonal Tumors and Ependymoma, Transplant 45.33
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Germ-Cell Tumors, Transplant 45.38

Hyperbaric Oxygen - None

Infectious Disease - None

Infertility - None

Naturopath - None

Nephrology - None

Neurology - None

Neurosurgery - (1)

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Other Tumors, Surgery 139

Obstetrics and Gynecology - (1)

MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Other Tumors, Surgery 139

Oncology - (9)

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Breast and Lung, Medicine 136
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Prostate, Medicine 137
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Head and Neck Cancers and Thyroid Cancer, Medicine 138
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Abdomen and Pelvis, Medicine 139
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion for Malignancies Treated with an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant, Transplant 45.03
Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Transplant 45.24
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Transplant 45.31
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Solid Tumors of Childhood, Transplant 45.37
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Germ-Cell Tumors, Transplant 45.38

Ophthalmology - (1)

Keratoprosthesis, Surgery 85

Oral Surgeons - None

Orthopedics - (1)

Meniscal Allografts and Collagen Meniscus Implants, Surgery 71

Pathology - None

Pediatric Endocrinology - None

Pediatric Surgery - None

Pediatrics - None

Physical Medicine - None

Plastic Surgery - None

Podiatry - None

Primary Care - (3)

Research Urgent Treatment, Medicine 74
Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy (OIVIT), Medicine 96
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Other Tumors, Surgery 139

Psoriasis - None

Psychiatry - None

Pulmonology- None

Radiation Oncology - (2)

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Prostate, Medicine 137
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Head and Neck Cancers and Thyroid Cancer, Medicine 138

Radiology - (4)

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) of the Breast and Lung, Medicine 136
Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Transplant 45.24
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Transplant 45.31
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Germ-Cell Tumors, Transplant 45.38

Rheumatology - None

Sleep Physicians - None

Solid Organ Transplants - (1)

Pancreas Transplant, Transplant 06

Speech - None

Urology - (2)

Nerve Graft in Association with Radical Prostatectomy, Surgery 117
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids and Other Tumors, Surgery 139

POLICIES SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2012, LISTED BY SPECIALTY: Please submit feedback by July 1, 2012
Allergy - None
Anesthesiology - None
Anesthesiology Pain Management - None
Bariatrics - None
Cardiology - (2) Acoustic Cardiography, Medicine 114 Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting, Surgery 93
Chiropractic- None
Dentistry - None
Dermatology - None
Electrodiagnostics - None
Endocrinology - (1) Vitamin D Testing, Laboratory 52
ENT - (1) Cochlear Implant, Surgery 08
Gastroenterology - None
General Surgery - None
Genetics - None
Hematology Oncology - (1) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, Transplant 45.23
Hyperbaric Oxygen - None
Infectious Disease - None
Infertility - None
Naturopath - None
Nephrology - None
Neurology - (2) Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting, Surgery 93 Lysis of Epidural Adhesions, Surgery 94
Neurosurgery - (2) Electrical Bone Growth Stimulators (Osteogenic Stimulation), Durable Medical Equipment 10 Lysis of Epidural Adhesions, Surgery 94
Obstetrics and Gynecology - (1) Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Allied Health 04
Oncology - (3) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, Transplant 45.23 Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation for Hodgkin Lymphoma, Transplant 45.30 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Transplant 45.35
Ophthalmology - (1) Aqueous Shunts and Devices for Glaucoma, Surgery 164
Oral Surgeons - None
Orthopedics - (7) Electrical Bone Growth Stimulators (Osteogenic Stimulation), Durable Medical Equipment 10 Myoelectric Prosthetic Components for the Upper Limb, Durable Medical Equipment 80 Powered Knee Prosthesis, or Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, and Microprocessor-Controlled Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, Durable Medical Equipment 81 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions, Medicine 90 Computer-Assisted Musculoskeletal Surgical Navigational Orthopedic Procedure, Surgery 136 Subtalar Arthroereisis, Surgery 144 Lysis of Epidural Adhesions, Surgery 94
Pathology - None
Pediatric Endocrinology - (1) Vitamin D Testing, Laboratory 52
Pediatric Surgery - (1) Cochlear Implant, Surgery 08
Pediatrics - (1) Cochlear Implant, Surgery 08
Physical Medicine - (2) Myoelectric Prosthetic Components for the Upper Limb, Durable Medical Equipment 80 Powered Knee Prosthesis, or Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, and Microprocessor-Controlled Ankle-Foot Prosthesis, Durable Medical Equipment 81
Plastic Surgery - None
Podiatry - (3) Electrical Bone Growth Stimulators (Osteogenic Stimulation), Durable Medical Equipment 10 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions, Medicine 90 Subtalar Arthroereisis, Surgery 144
Primary Care - (6) Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Allied Health 04 Electrical Bone Growth Stimulators (Osteogenic Stimulation), Durable Medical Equipment 10 Myoelectric Prosthetic Components for the Upper Limb, Durable Medical Equipment 80 Acoustic Cardiography, Medicine 114 Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting, Surgery 93 Lysis of Epidural Adhesions, Surgery 94
Psoriasis - None
Psychiatry - None
Pulmonology - (1) Bronchial Thermoplasty, Surgery 178
Radiation Oncology - None
Radiology - (1) Extracranial Carotid Angioplasty/Stenting, Surgery 93
Rheumatology - None
Sleep Physicians - None
Solid Organ Transplants - None
Speech - None
Urology - (1) Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Allied Health 04


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