Guideline Updates Coverage and Clinical GuidelinesHealthKeepers, Inc. | Anthem HealthKeepers Plus Medicaid productsMay 21, 2025

Medical Policies and Clinical Utilization Management Guidelines update

Effective June 25, 2025

The Medical Policies, Clinical Utilization Management (UM) Guidelines, and Third‑Party Criteria below were developed and/or revised with expanded rationales, medical necessity indications, or criteria. Some may involve changes to policy position statements that might result in services that previously were covered being found to be not medically necessary.

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Medical Policies

The medical policy and technology assessment committee (MPTAC) approved the following Medical Policies applicable to HealthKeepers, Inc.. These medical policies take effect June 25, 2025.

Publish date

Medical Policy number

Medical Policy title

Status

1/30/2025

DME.00011

Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment for Pain and Other Conditions: Surface and Percutaneous Devices

Revised

1/30/2025

DME.00053

Home Video-Assisted Robotic Rehabilitation Systems

New

1/30/2025

LAB.00026

Systems Pathology and Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Testing for Cancerous and Precancerous Conditions

Revised

1/30/2025

LAB.00037

Serologic Testing for Biomarkers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Revised

1/30/2025

MED.00151

Gene Therapy for Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency

New

1/30/2025

MED.00152

Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Therapy

New

1/30/2025

SURG.00165

Histotripsy

New

1/30/2025

TRANS.00029

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Genetic Diseases and Aplastic Anemias

Revised

1/30/2025

TRANS.00033

Heart Transplantation

Revised

Clinical UM Guidelines

The MPTAC approved the following Clinical UM Guidelines applicable to HealthKeepers, Inc.. These guidelines were adopted by the medical operations committee for Medicaid members. These guidelines take effect June 25, 2025.

Publish date

Clinical UM Guideline number

Clinical UM Guideline title

Status

1/30/2025

CG-DME-06

Compression Devices for Lymphedema

Revised

1/30/2025

CG-MED-98

Parenteral Antibiotics for the Treatment of Lyme Disease

Conversion New

1/30/2025

CG-OR-PR-04

Cranial Remodeling Bands and Helmets (Cranial Orthoses)

Previously titled: Cranial Remodeling Bands and Helmets (Cranial Orthotics)

Revised

1/30/2025

CG-RAD-26

Maternity Ultrasound in the Outpatient Setting

Previous category and number: CG-MED-42

Conversion New

1/30/2025

CG-SURG-123

Autologous Fat Grafting and Injectable Soft Tissue Fillers

Conversion New

1/30/2025

CG-SURG-124

Viscocanalostomy

Conversion New

1/30/2025

CG-SURG-125

Canaloplasty

Conversion New

1/30/2025

CG-THER-RAD-07

Intravascular Coronary and Non-Coronary Brachytherapy

Previously titled:
Intravascular Brachytherapy (Coronary and Non-Coronary)

Revised

HealthKeepers, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, offered by HealthKeepers, Inc., is a health plan that contracts with the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide Medicaid benefits to enrollees. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

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PUBLICATIONS: June 2025 Provider Newsletter