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MEDICAL POLICY - 7.01.516 Bariatric Surgery BCBSA Ref. Policy: 7.01.47 Effective Date: ... For some people surgery may be needed. Bariatric surgery is often referred to as weight ...
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N/A RELATED MEDICAL POLICIES: 7.01.516 Bariatric Surgery 10.01.514 Cosmetic and ... o If the weight loss was unrelated to bariatric surgery, the individual has maintained a ...
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... Performed for preoperative endoscopic evaluation of an individual prior to bariatric surgery (If member's contract Page | 5 of 23 ∞ Condition Medical Necessity excludes bariatric ...
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Psychiatric/Neurologic Disorders 5.01.609 Spravato (esketamine) Nasal Spray 7.01.516 Bariatric Surgery 7.01.522 Gastric Electrical Stimulation 7.01.546 Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root ...
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... The AFS Bariatric Committee also issued a statement regarding the concurrent use of MSA at the time of primary bariatric surgery, 42 noting that this practice "violates many basic ...
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... those undergoing certain treatments (e.g., antiretroviral therapy, bariatric surgery). . ... To assess fat and lean mass changes in obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery (or ...
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states (e.g., cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, bariatric surgery, radiation enteritis, short bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, amyloidosis, celiac ...
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... Requires traction equipment which can be attached only to a hospital bed A heavy duty, extra wide/bariatric bed is considered medically necessary when criteria are met for a ...
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... discussion of referral to a bariatric surgeon, along with other weight-loss strategies. ... 52 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery The American Society for ...
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... risk groups by the expected rate of VTE in a population of individuals undergoing general, abdominal-pelvic, bariatric, vascular, and plastic surgery without thromboprophylaxis. ...
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... Nutritional support for complications of non-covered services such as bariatric surgery may be excluded by the member contract. Table 1. Examples of Formulas Used for the Diagnoses ...
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... syndrome, including exercise and weight loss, can improve MASH, as can weight loss after bariatric surgery; bariatric surgery also improves T2DM and the metabolic syndrome. ...
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... American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, Society for Surgery of the ...
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... Children often hoard food, eat in secret, and fight others for food. Lifestyle modification and bariatric surgery are often ineffective in causing weight loss. Page | 82 of 108 ∞ ...