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November 2023

Update: TurningPoint medical policies for musculoskeletal and pain management procedures

In an article in the September Record and the September-October BCN Provider News, we reported that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network and TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions LLC added and updated TurningPoint medical policies for musculoskeletal and pain management procedures.

The newsletter articles linked to a provider alert for details. We’re letting you know that we updated the provider alert to:

  • Add the Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation (Intracept) medical policy to the list of new TurningPoint medical policies.
  • Explain that the new and updated medical policies apply to prior authorization requests submitted on or after Oct. 1, 2023 — not to dates of service on or after Oct. 1, as previously reported.

View the updated provider alert for full details.

TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions LLC is an independent company that manages authorizations for musculoskeletal surgical and related procedures for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network.

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