Avalon Policy Number Updates
Avalon Policy Number Updates
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan use Avalon Healthcare Solutions to administer a comprehensive suite of laboratory benefit management services to promote patient access to affordable, high-quality health care. Avalon is an independent company that provides benefit management services on behalf of BlueCross and BlueChoice®.
During the first quarter of 2021, the policy numbers for the below Avalon medical policies located on the Medical Policies page of www.BlueChoiceSC.com were updated; however, no changes were made to the content of the policies. See the new policy numbers below.
| Policy Name | New Policy Number | Previous Policy Number |
| Parathyroid Hormone, Phosphorus, Calcium and Magnesium Testing | CAM 217 | CAM 701116 |
| Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuloidy | CAM 254 | CAM 40114 |
| Genetic Testing and Genetic Expression Profiling in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma | CAM 255 | CAM 20477 |
| Genetic Testing for Germline Mutations of the RET Proto-Oncogene | CAM 256 | CAM 20405 |
| Genetic Testing for Familial Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma | CAM 257 | CAM 20444 |
| Genetic Testing of Mitochondrial Disorders | CAM 258 | CAM 204117 |
| BRCA | CAM 261 | CAM 20402 |
| Vectra DA Blood Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis | CAM 264 | CAM 204119 |
| Genetic Cancer Susceptibility Panels Using Next Generation Sequencing | CAM 265 | CAM 20493 |
| Genetic Testing for Epilepsy | CAM 266 | CAM 204109 |
| Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance | CAM 267 | CAM 20101 |
| Urinary Tumor Markers for Bladder Cancer | CAM 268 | CAM 20407 |
| Diagnosis of Vaginitis including Multi-target PCR Testing | CAM 269 | CAM 20416 |
| Intracellular Micronutrient Analysis | CAM 270 | CAM 20473 |
| Testing for Diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori | CAM 271 | CAM 20406 |
| Liquid Biopsy | CAM 273 | CAM 204141 |
| Genetic Testing for Inherited Cardiomyopathies and Channelopathies | CAM 276 | CAM 20443 |
| Serum Tumor Markers for Malignancies | CAM 277 | CAM 20302 |
| Gene Expression Testing for Breast Cancer Prognosis | CAM 278 | CAM 20436 |
| Molecular Markers in Fine Needle Aspirates of the Thyroid | CAM 279 | CAM 20478 |
| Mutation Analysis in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms | CAM 280 | CAM 20460 |
| Genetic Testing for Connective Tissue Disorders | CAM 281 | CAM 204129 |
| Plasma HIV-1 and HIV-2 RNA Quantification for HIV Infection | CAM 282 | CAM 20122 |
| Venous and Arterial Thrombosis Risk Testing | CAM 283 | CAM 20482 |
Note: Additional policies will be added to the list throughout the year.