Musculoskeletal Program Policy Updates - Cigna

Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Hematology and Oncology ...

General Criteria for Somatic Mutation Genetic Testing ... initiate a related therapy and the therapy has been validated by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network™ (NCCN Guidelines™) as a category 1, 2A, or 2B recommendation for the ... Detection of circulating whole tumor cells for any other indication is considered experimental,

  Detection, Validated, Mutation

Bariatric Surgery and Procedures - Cigna

This Coverage Policy addresses bariatric surgery and procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity. Coverage Policy . Coverage for bariatric surgery or revision of a bariatric surgery procedure varies across plans and may be governed by state mandates. Refer to the customer’s benefit plan document for coverage details.

  Surgery, Bariatric, Bariatric surgery

Anesthesia Services for Interventional Pain Management ...

Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is a service rendered by an anesthesia practitioner (i.e., anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist CRNA]) who is not involved in the diagnostic or procedural service being performed. The ASA defines MAC as

  Services, Management, Pain, Anesthesia, Interventional, Monitored, Monitored anesthesia, Anesthesia services for interventional pain management

REVENUE CODE LIST-CPT-HCPCS - Cigna

REVENUE CODE LIST-CPT-HCPCS For Providers Effective March 15, 2020 . All Cigna products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, includingCigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc., and HMO or service

  Code, Revenue, Revenue codes

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Procedures and Trigger ...

Trigger Point: Trigger point injection therapy involves the injection of anesthetic or corticosteroids into distinct, focal hyper-irritable spots (i.e., trigger points) located in a tight band of skeletal muscle. Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic form of muscle pain centered near trigger points.

  Triggers

Diabetes Equipment and Supplies

• hypoglycemic wristband alarm (e.g., Diabetes Sentry™) External Insulin Pumps . ANY of the following external insulin pumps * is considered medically necessary for the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: • an external insulin pump* (HCPCS code E0784) including a combined or integrated continuous

  Hypoglycemic

Welcome to Cigna Behavioral Health

The practitioner has thirty (30) days from the receipt of the suspension or termination letter to make a written request for reconsideration. Cigna Behavioral Health's Credentialing Committee Appeal Panel will review the appeal at its next monthly meeting and issue a written notification of the outcome to the practitioner.

  Practitioner

Speech Therapy - Cigna

speech-language pathologist for a significant voice disorder associated with the laryngeal structures that are associated with anatomic abnormality, neurological condition, injury (e.g., vocal nodules or polyps, vocal cord paresis or paralysis, paradoxical vocal …

  Paralysis, Laryngeal

Nucleic Acid Pathogen Testing - Cigna

o human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical cancer screening • Symptomatic individuals when the associated signs and symptoms or diagnoses, are listed in the ... Chlamydial infection is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the United States (IDSA, 2018; CDC,

  Pathogens, Testing, Human, Acid, Infections, Cervical, Nucleic, Papillomavirus, Human papillomavirus, Nucleic acid pathogen testing

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Depression . Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neurostimulation technique that modulates cortical excitability. In repetitive TMS (rTMS), trains of several pulses are delivered through repeated stimulation over the same area with frequencies ranging from 1 to 20 Hz.

  Stimulation

Rehabilitation Guidelines for Hip Arthroscopy Procedures

Hip Arthroscopy Procedures The hip is a ball-and-socket joint. The socket is formed by the acetabulum, which is part of the large pelvis bone. The ball is the femoral head, which is the upper end of the femur (thighbone).The hip joint allows flexion and extension as well as rotation of the thigh and leg. Because the hip is responsible

  Arthroscopy

Rehabilitation of Hip Labral Tears - University of Texas ...

This presentation is the intellectual property of the author. Contact them for permission to reprint and/or distribute. Rehabilitation of Hip Labral

Rehabilitation Guidelines For Periacetabular Osteotomy ...

docs/pdf2/Rehab_Hip_Arthroscopy. pdf for more details). If cam type femoroacetabular impingement is present (FAI), it can be addressed after the PAO is completed. Part of the information gathering in determining if a patient might benefit from a PAO, with or without hip arthroscopy, includes imaging. Radiographs, or x-rays, give a good

  Rehabilitation, Guidelines, Arthroscopy, Osteotomy, Femoroacetabular, Rehabilitation guidelines for periacetabular osteotomy, Periacetabular

Departments of Rehabilitation Services and Orthopaedic …

Hip Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement Hip preservation surgery has become an increasingly common procedure to address a number of intra-articular hip disorders including labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement. The number of hip arthroscopies has increased greatly in the past decade. With this increase in number of surgeries have

  Services, Rehabilitation, Department, Orthopaedic, Femoroacetabular, For femoroacetabular, Departments of rehabilitation services and orthopaedic

Radiography of the Hip: Lines, Signs, and Patterns of Disease

bone formation is seen from previous hip arthroscopy for anterior labral debridement in a patient with femoroacetabular impinge-ment. Figure 7 The iliopectineal line is part of the anterior column (large white arrow); ilioischial line is part of the posterior column (black arrow), and teardrop appearance (small white arrow).

  Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular

CMM-314: Hip Surgery-Arthroscopic and Open Procedures

Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) is an anatomical mismatch between the head of the femur and the acetabulum resulting in compression of the labrum or articular cartilage during flexion. The mismatch can arise from subtle morphologic ... In-office diagnostic arthroscopy (e.g., Mi -Eye™, VisionScope ...

  Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular