Medical Policy Update: Continuous Passive Motion Device

Effective April 29, 2019, Horizon BCBSNJ will change the way we consider certain professional claims for services provided to members enrolled in Horizon BCBSNJ Medicare Advantage (MA) plans based on updates to our medical policy, Continuous Passive Motion Device.

Access our Medical Policy Manual to review this medical policy content.¹

Claims submitted for services provided on and after April 29, 2019 to patients enrolled in Horizon BCBSNJ MA plans will be processed as follows:

• Based on the submitted diagnosis code(s), information may be requested to help us determine the medical appropriateness of the services represented by HCPCS code E0935.

  Following our review of medical record information, the services represented by HCPCS code E0935 may be denied as not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member based on a national coverage determination or local coverage determination.

Unless Horizon BCBSNJ gives written notice that all or part of the above changes have been cancelled or postponed, the changes will be applied to claims for dates of service on and after April 29, 2019.

¹ The content of Horizon BCBSNJ medical policies that apply to Horizon BCBSNJ MA plans may include reference to pertinent National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) and/or Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs). We follow Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, NCDs and/or LCDs in our processing of claims for services provided to our MA members. For those services where no LCD or NCD exists, claims for MA members are processed based on our policy guidelines.