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Provider Bulletins are temporary communications to announce changes to rules, law, policies and coverage decisions.

Click on a title column to sort ascending or descending. 27 Bulletins available.
Subject Links below will open PDF documents.	PB # [é]	Covered?	Issue Date Year/Month
Bloodborne pathogens, testing and treatment of (97 KB)	PB 01-06	Yes	2001/06
Bone cement for Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty (99 KB)	PB 04-01	No	2004/01
Bone morphogenic protein for delayed factures and spinal fusion, Coverage Decisions (99 KB)	PB 04-01	With limitations	2004/01
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy, Coverage Decisions (99 KB)	PB 04-01	No	2004/01
Thermal Shrinkage for the Treatment of Shoulder and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Instability (99 KB)	PB 04-01	No	2004/01
Electrodiagnostic Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold testing, Noncoverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB)	PB 04-06	No	2004/05
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Noncoverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB)	PB 04-06	No	2004/05
MedX Lumbar extension machine, Coverage of, Coverage Decisions (76 KB)	PB 04-06	With limitations	2004/05
Percutaneous Discectomy for disc herniation, Coverage Decisions (76 KB)	PB 04-06	No	2004/05
Percutaneous Neuromodulation therapy (PNT), Coverage Decisions (76 KB)	PB 04-06	No	2004/05
Botulinum toxin, Coverage Decisions (103 KB)	PB 05-02	With limitations	2005/01
Artificial discs, Coverage Decisions (103 KB)	PB 05-02	No	2005/01
Electrical stimulation for chronic wounds, Coverage Decisions (103 KB)	PB 05-02	With limitations	2005/01
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic wounds, Coverage Decisions (103 KB)	PB 05-02	With limitations	2005/01
VAC or negative pressure wound therapy, Coverage Decisions (103 KB)	PB 05-02	With limitations	2005/01
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (82 KB)	PB 06-07	With limitations	2006/12
Residential Service Coverage and Payment Policy (49 KB)	PB 08-02	Yes	2008/11
Knee Arthroscopy for Osteoarthritis (39 KB)	PB 08-03	No	2008/12
Implantable Drug Delivery Systems (41 KB)	PB 09-01	With limitations	2009/01
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Medical Treatment Guideline - Updated (106 KB)	PB 09-02	With limitations	2009/04
Artificial Lumbar and Cervical Disc Replacement (47 KB)	PB 09-03	With Limitations	2009/06
Spinal Cord Stimulators (42 KB)	PB 09-04	No	2009/06
Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) (49 KB)	PB 09-05	With Limitations	2009/06
Proximal Median Nerve Entrapment (PMNE) (51 KB)	PB 09-06	With Limitations	2009/06
Comprehensive Treatment for Chronic Noncancer Pain (88 KB)	PB 09-07	With Limitations	2009/09
Influenza Claims (60 KB)	PB 09-08	With Limitations	2009/09
Work-Related Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow (UNE) Diagnosis and Treatment (47 KB)	PB 09-09	With Limitations	2009/11

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