Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy
CG-SURG-91 Minimally Invasive Ablative Procedures for Epilepsy
CG-SURG-91 Minimally Invasive Ablative Procedures for Epilepsy is a public Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policy (policy CG-SURG-91). It lists 4 CPT or HCPCS codes, 3 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.
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- Policy number
- CG-SURG-91
- Line of business
- Commercial
- Source
- www.anthem.com
Codes in this policy
The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California prior authorization list.
| Code | Prior authorization | Description on the prior authorization list | Other Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of California policies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61735 | Not listed | Policies naming 61735 | |
| 61736 | On the list | Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) of lesion, intracranial, including burr hole(s), with magnetic resonance imaging guidance, when performed; single trajectory for 1 simple lesion | Policies naming 61736 |
| 61737 | On the list | Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) of lesion, intracranial, including burr hole(s), with magnetic resonance imaging guidance, when performed; multiple trajectories for multiple or complex lesions | Policies naming 61737 |
| 64999 | On the list | Unlisted procedure, nervous system [when specified as implantation, revision, replacement, or removal of vagus nerve blocking neurostimulator electrode array or pulse generator at the esophagogastric junction] or [when specified as percutaneous neuromodulation therapy] or [when specified as introduction of Kebilidi into cranial cavity and brain] or [when specified as craniectomy or craniotomy for implantation of neurostimulator electrodes, cerebellar] or [when specified as percutaneous decompression or laser procedures of cervical or thoracic spine] or [when specified as epiduroscopy] or [when specified as pulsed radiofrequency treatment] or [when specified as cooled or pulsed RF therapy (not destruction) to genicular nerve(s)] or [when specified as cryoneurolysis] or [when specified as nanoparticle thermal ablation] or [when specified as adrenal tissue, fetal mesencephalic tissue or fetal xenograft tissue transplant to brain] or [when specified as harvesting or administration of stem cells for therapy to repair damaged cells or body tissues] | Policies naming 64999 |
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