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25-1005m Medical Policies - August 2025

Health Net·CA · Pain Management, Orthopedics, Anesthesiology +1 more·Prior Authorization
Effective date
Aug 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

CalViva Health updated three medical policies for August 2025, affecting sacroiliac joint interventions, nerve root blocks/epidural injections, and transplant documentation. Key changes include requiring fluoroscopic/CT imaging guidance for sacroiliac procedures, extending relief/improvement evaluation period from 2 to 3 months for epidural injections, and removing specific HLA documentation requirements for transplants.

Action Required

Action needed
By August 1, 2025: Billing team must update prior authorization requirements for sacroiliac joint interventions to ensure fluoroscopic or CT imaging guidance is documented. Update criteria for nerve root blocks to reflect 3-month (instead of 2-month) evaluation periods for relief and functional improvement. Remove anticoagulation therapy as a mandatory criterion and note it separately. Update transplant evaluation documentation by removing HLA-specific requirements from policy CP.MP.247.