CurrentBlue Cross Blue Shield - Rhode IslandPolicy N/A
Implantable bone-anchored and bone-conduction hearing aids (BAHA and related systems)
Defines medical necessity, coverage, and coding for implantable bone-anchored and other bone-conduction hearing devices for commercial (non-Medicare) Blue Cross Blue Shield - Rhode Island products; includes indications, exclusions, and covered procedure/device codes.
Policy Summary
PayerBlue Cross Blue Shield - Rhode Island
PolicyImplantable bone-anchored and bone-conduction hearing aids (BAHA and related systems)
Policy CodePolicy N/A
Change TypeNo material changes
Effective DateJun 1, 2017
Next Review DateN/A
Key ActionWhen billing the listed CPT/HCPCS codes, providers must file with one of the covered ICD-10 diagnosis codes corresponding to the approved indications.
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POLICY UPDATE CHANGES
No material clinical or coverage changes in this revision.
age >= 5minimum patient age for considered medically necessary implants
conductive/mixed; single-sidedindications supported for coverage
bilateral sensorineuralexplicitly considered not medically necessary