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Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Major

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Topic: Thalassemia
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Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Major C IGNA H EALTH C ARE C OVERAGE P OSITION Subject Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Major Revised Date . 7/15/2007 Original Effective Date . 2/15/2007 Coverage Position Number . 0464 Table of Contents Hyperlink to Related Coverage Positions: Donor Leukocyte Infusion Genetic Testing for Hemoglobinopathies Transplant Donor Charges Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Coverage Position. 1 General Background . 1 Coding/Billing Information . 12 References. 13 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE Coverage Positions are intended to supplement certain standard CIGNA HealthCare benefit plans. Please note, the terms of a participants particular benefit plan document Group Service Agreement (GSA), Evidence of Coverage, Certificate of Coverage, Summary Plan Description (SPD) or similar plan document may differ significantly from the standard benefit plans upon which these Coverage Positions are based. For example, a participants benefit plan document may contain a specific exclusion related to a topic addressed in a Coverage Position. In the event of a conflict, a participants benefit plan document always supercedes the information in the Coverage Positions. In the absence of a controlling federal or state coverage mandate, benefits are ultimately determined by the terms of the applicable benefit plan document. Coverage determinations in each specific instance require consideration of 1) the terms of the applicable group benefit plan document in effect on the date of service; 2) any applicable laws/regulations; 3) any relevant collateral source materials including Coverage Positions and; 4) the specific facts of the particular situation. Coverage Positions relate exclusively to the administration of health benefit plans. Coverage Positions are not Cord Blood recommendations for treatment and should never be used as treatment guidelines. ©2007 CIGNA Health Corporation Coverage Position CIGNA HealthCare cover ...

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