As recently reported by the SIR, Aetna has partnered with eviCore to provide prior authorization for the following procedures; cerebrovascular angiography, carotid angioplasty/stent, carotid endarterectomy, TEVAR, endovascular repair of descending thoracic aorta, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral vascular non-coronary stent procedures, treatment options for saphenous ablation, phlebectomy, sclerotherapy, endovenous ablation, and Iliac vein angioplasty/stenting. This communication linked below aims to inform all the providers in this space that this policy will take effect on September 1, 2023.
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eviCore peripheral vascular intervention clinical guidelines