Medical policies
Below are links to the most up-to-date policies on treatment options for Fallon Health members. Each policy includes an overview, policy and criteria, an explanation of when services are covered, and any exclusions that apply.
All policies are downloadable PDFs, unless otherwise noted.
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Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring (formerly known as Mobile Cardiac Telemetry)
- Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
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Arthroscopy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implant
- Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
- Balloon Sinuplasty for Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis
- Bariatric Surgery
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Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids
- Current policy
- Revised policy, effective June 1, 2024
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Bone Growth Stimulators
- Bronchial Thermoplasty
- CAR-T Cell Treatments
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Cochlear Implants
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Contact and Scleral Lens
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Continuous Interstitial Glucose Monitoring
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Cosmetic, Reconstructive, and Restorative Services
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Deep Brain Stimulation
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Durable Medical Equipment
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Enteral Nutrition, Low Protein Food Products and Special Medical Formulas
- Excimer Laser Skin Therapy
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Experimental and Investigational (This policy is retiring on June 1, 2024)
- Fecal Calprotectin Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Gender Affirmation Services
- Genetic Testing
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Hearing Aids for Plan Members 21 Years of Age or Younger
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High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation Vest (The Vest)
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Hip Arthroscopy of Femoroacetabular Impingement
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HIV-1 Co-receptor Tropism Assays
- Home Health Care Services
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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Infertility Services
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Insulin Pumps
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
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Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC)
- Lower Limb Prostheses
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Lung Transplants
- Current policy
- Revised policy, effective June 1, 2024
- Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl)
- Medical Technology Assessment
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Neuropsychological Testing for Non-Behavioral Health Diagnoses
- Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Orthognathic Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks (effective June 1, 2024)
- Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation
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Post-mastectomy Surgery and Services
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Prenatal Screening
- Prostatic Urethral Lift
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Proton Beam Therapy
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Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary Urge Incontinence
- Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
- Skilled Nursing Facility Level of Care
- Skin Substitutes
- Skysona (elivaldogene autotemcel)
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Speech Generating Devices
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Speech Therapy
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Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spine Surgery
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Stretch Devices for Joint Stiffness and Contractures
- Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillators
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Surgery for Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Adults
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Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Transplants, Solid Organ
- Transurethral Waterjet Ablation of Prostate
- Trigger Point Injections
- Ultrasound-Guided Transcervical Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids
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Urine Drug Screening
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities
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Ventricular Assist Devices
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Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
- Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi)
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InterQual medical necessity criteria.
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