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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-065 Diagnosis of Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance

Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI), formerly called multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), is a subjective condition characterized by recurrent, nonspecific symptoms attributed to low levels of chemical, biologic, or physical agents in the absence of consistent objective diagnostic physical findings or laboratory tests that define an illness.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-064 Immunopharmacologic Monitoring of Therapeutic Serum Antibodies

To manage loss of response due to the development of anti-drug antibodies, immunopharmacologic monitoring of circulating drug and anti-drug antibody levels has been proposed.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-078 Telemedicine

This policy outlines the guidelines for telemedicine and telehealth services eligible for reimbursement by Healthfirst.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-132 Obstetric Billing Guidelines

This policy describes the reimbursement of obstetrical (OB) codes and the itemization of maternity care services.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-171 Clinical Research Studies (Clinical Trials)

This policy establishes reimbursement guidelines for services associated with member participation in clinical research studies (clinical trials), in accordance with applicable New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-061 Serum Biomarker Testing for Multiple Sclerosis and Related Neurological Diseases

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and is defined by multifocal areas of demyelination with loss of oligodendrocytes and astroglial scarring.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-058 Laboratory Testing for the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a class of inflammatory bowel disorders comprised of two major disorders: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease each with distinct pathologic and clinical characteristics.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-057 Serum Testing for Hepatic Fibrosis in the Evaluation and Monitoring of Chronic Liver Disease

Chronic liver disease (CLD) refers to a wide range of liver pathologies that include inflammation (chronic hepatitis), liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-053 Fecal Analysis in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Dysbiosis and Fecal Microbiota Transplant Testing

Intestinal dysbiosis is defined as a disruption or imbalance of the intestinal microbial ecology.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-051 Celiac Disease Testing

Celiac disease is a hereditary, chronic autoimmune disorder that affects one in 100 individuals worldwide.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-049 Metabolite Markers of Thiopurines Testing

Thiopurines are a class of purine antimetabolite immunomodulators with diverse clinical applications in treatment of autoimmune disorders, transplant rejection, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2026
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-046 Nerve Fiber Density Testing

Nerve fiber density testing involves analysis of skin biopsy stained with an antibody to antiprotein gene product 9.51 which avidly stains all axons.

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