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Vitamin D Testing - Cigna
Medical Coverage Policy Effective Date .. 3/15/2021. Next Review 3/15/2022. Coverage Policy Number .. 0526. Vitamin D Testing Table of Contents Related Coverage Resources Overview ..1. Coverage Bone Mineral Density Measurement General Background ..2 Preventive Care Services Testing Literature Review ..3. Testing Professional Societies ..3. Supplementation Literature Review ..7. Supplementation Professional Societies ..9. Medicare Coverage Determinations .. 11. Appendix A .. 12. Coding/Billing Information .. 12. References .. 18. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. The following Coverage Policy applies to health benefit plans administered by Cigna Companies. Certain Cigna Companies and/or lines of business only provide utilization review services to clients and do not make coverage determinations. References to standard benefit plan language and coverage determinations do not apply to those clients. Coverage Policies are intended to provide guidance in interpreting certain standard benefit plans administered by Cigna Companies.
Vitamin D from the diet or dermal synthesis is biologically inactive and requires enzymatic conversion to active metabolites. Vitamin D is converted enzymatically: • in the liver to 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), the major circulating form of Vitamin D; and then
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