For Providers
Find service-specific authorization, coding and billing information.
There are hundreds of services not covered by our medical plans and it's impossible to list them all, but here is a brief list of some that cause frequent inquiries.
Service or device
Medical policy
Automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy (APLD)
Autopsy
AxiaLIF™ lumbar interbody fusion
Cingulotomy
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ECWT)
Health education materials
IDET and other thermal intradiscal procedures (TIPs)
Intracranial angioplasty and stenting
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) or Nanoknife®
Patellofemoral replacement for isolated osteoarthritis of the knee
Phototherapy, monochromatic (anodyne therapy/ MIRE therapy/ low-level light therapy)
Platelet-rich plasma/ platelet-rich fibrin matrix
Refractive keeratoplasty/ LASIK
Respite care
Sperm and oocyte retrieval and storage
Termination of pregnancy
Therapy, craniosacral
Therapy, tinnitus retraining
Thermal capsulorrhaphy
Thermography
Ultrasound, high-intensity focused