Medical Policy Update: Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence and Dynamic Rectal Control System as a Treatment of Fecal Incontinence

Effective December 10, 2019, Horizon BCBSNJ will change the way we consider certain professional claims based on our inclusion of Horizon BCBSNJ Medicare Advantage (MA) claims in the scope of our medical policy, Pelvic Floor Stimulation as a Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence and Dynamic Rectal Control System as a Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.

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

Regardless of the submitted diagnosis code(s), claims submitted for services provided on and after December 10, 2019 to patients enrolled in Horizon BCBSNJ Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be processed as follows.

• Information will be requested to help us determine the medical appropriateness of the services represented by CPT® code 97032. Following our review of medical record information, these services 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 canceled or postponed, the changes will be applied to claims for dates of service on and after December 10, 2019.

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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 will be processed based on our policy guidelines.